s ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Eth iop ian ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Eth iop ian ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁American ▁ 3 D ▁computer ▁animated ▁comedy ▁film , ▁the ▁second ▁install ment ▁in ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁franch ise ▁and ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁film ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia , ▁with ▁its ▁director , ▁Gen nd y ▁T art akov sky , ▁and ▁writer , ▁Robert ▁Sm ig el , ▁returning ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁An imation , ▁it ▁was ▁animated ▁by ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Image works , ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁fund ing ▁provided ▁by ▁L Star ▁Capital . ▁ ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁dep ict s ▁events ▁taking ▁place ▁ 7 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁with ▁the ▁hotel ▁now ▁open ▁to ▁human ▁guests . ▁M av is ▁and ▁Johnny ▁have ▁a ▁young ▁son ▁named ▁Dennis , ▁whose ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁v amp ire ▁ab ilities ▁wor ries ▁his ▁grand father ▁D rac ula . ▁When ▁M av is ▁and ▁Johnny ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Johnny ' s ▁parents , ▁D rac ▁calls ▁his ▁friends ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁make ▁Dennis ▁a ▁v amp ire . ▁So on , ▁things ▁turn ▁ups ide - down ▁when ▁D rac ' s ▁old - school ▁human - h ating ▁father ▁Vlad ▁unexpected ly