In reply to Climbthatpitch:
> Trying to remember a long time back but I remember the original as being brilliant but scared me half to death as a kid.
> Can't wait to watch this later with my kids 😁
Yep, exactly that! In particular, the essence-draining stuck in my mind.
I watched the original with my kids last year, it's still pretty scary. This prequel appears to be rated PG, so I think we'll all be watching it - but I don't expect it to be entirely relaxing...