Nerds That Geek Movie Review – ‘The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death’

Written by Scott Edwards

Selfless acts seem to be few and far between, but if you are not given the opportunity to provide one, you may never know how you will react. Putting someone else’s fate ahead of your own may not be for everyone, but it is difficult to tell what will happen when you have the opportunity. With so many people in the world, it would be great if just ten percent of them housed this trait within themselves, helping the weak, the frightened or the doomed. One person out of ten, that is all I would like to see, and with so much craziness going on in the world these days, it seems to be needed now more than ever.

Eve Parkins and headmaster Jean Hogg are getting ready to board a train to safety with a group of children in the midst of World War II. Being charged with the children’s protection, the two women have their work cut out for them. Arriving at the Eel Marsh House that is far off the beaten path, the women see that the house is run down and not fit for anyone to stay in. But this is war time and options are limited so they will have to do their best to make the old house livable for their children and hopefully have fun while away from their families. 

But there is something dark about this house as Eve finds out when taking a tour. As a door is unlocked at the end of the hall that appears to be some sort of nursery, she feels cold but has to discount it to the lack of heat running through the house. With the children thinking that this is home for now, they go along with their daily lives and love to play in the marsh area outside of the house before the tide comes in. Young Edward however is on his own and does not want to participate with the others as he has just lost his parents a short time ago. A couple of boys are given the duty to break Edward out of his funk and play with him, but when they play hide and seek and lock Edward in the nursery room, something is awakened in the house that nobody expected. 

When Eve walks the house at night, she hears footsteps above and below her, but with the kids being asleep, she knows there must be someone else in the house. Checking out the cellar, Eve swears that she has seen a person in the house that is not part of the group, but when she brings this concern to Mrs. Hogg, it is discounted to her imagination. That night, a young boy dies in the marsh and the curse of the Eel Marsh House has been reawakened. Wanting to find out what is happening to the children and why she is seeing these strange things, Eve turns to her new friend Harry from the Air Force to help find out what is happening in the house. Harry finds an old recording telling the story of a Jennette Humfrye that lost her child in the marsh and will stop at nothing to get him back. Telling the story to Mrs. Hogg, the two are told to stop scaring the children, but when another child is claimed, the need to exit the house is apparent and they choose to make a run for the air base. But will that be far enough?

An okay follow up to the first Woman in Black movie. The timetable is forty years after Arthur Kipp visited the estate and witnessed the same madness and now with the town being dead for so many years, nobody is there to warn of what could happen in the house. With one crazy man in the town, nobody believes what he is saying, much less understands his ramblings, but maybe they should have taken a second listen. Everyone seems to have secrets when they enter the house, and the Woman in Black just chooses to feed off of them and cause great harm to anyone that offends her, or the child she has claimed. Eve seems to have the hardest life, but always wears a smile when around the others, and losing her child after he was born because she was too young plays a large part in her being tormented, but she might have found a new son when all is said and done. Stay Scared.

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