Image via Netflix By Tania Hussain Published Oct 9, 2026, 3:01 AM EDT Tania Hussain is an Executive Editor at Collider responsible for creative, editorial, and managerial duties. In addition to leading content ideation and development, she works to generate innovative and compelling ideas for feature articles and reviews with her editorial team across Features, Lists, Reviews, and Interviews. She also serves as the primary editor overseeing Collider’s Signature Series profiles , spotlighting some of the most influential voices in film and television. Tania has helped cover and ideate content for major events for Collider, including the Toronto International Film Festival . She has also conducted more than 100 interviews since her start in the business more than 15 years ago. Some favorites include Joel McHale , Charlie Cox , Jennifer Garner , Tina Fey, Kate Winslet, Bob Odenkirk , Andy Richter , Jordan Schlansky , Jamie Dornan , Yeardley Smith, Rafe Spall, Esther Smith, and a reasonable toss-up between Cookie Monster and Kermit the Frog . She has covered set visits, in-person junkets, and red carpets for several films and TV shows, including most recently, The Sheep Detectives , Masterchef , and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy . Sign in to your Collider account Add Us Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Listen Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Running a hotel is already hard enough without the threat of shadowy ghosts swallowing up your guests . Thankfully, only one single mom shares that burden with her dead brother, two kids, and a demon stuck in a little Victorian boy’s body in Netflix’s Haunted Hotel . Yet somehow, amid the chaos they’re so used to, it’s a witch’s cursed soup that catches the four off guard after a nut allergy sends one of the children to the hospital. Hilariously, the witch is also admitted for a nasty cough that needs some medicine attention, proving even evil has to deal with its health.
That ridiculous detour captures the best of Matt Roller’ s adult animated comedy (executive produced by Dan Harmon ), which is also one of this season’s best returns to streaming . With laugh-out-loud writing and sharper emotional beats, Season 2 turns everyday headaches into some strange, yet endearing jokes . Even with just eight episodes this season as opposed to last year’s 10, Haunted Hotel still gives its characters room to grow, which is the fun (and more emotional) part. With plenty of shenanigans and heart, the result is a humorous, bloody return to the Undervale that earns its surprisingly tender moments.
After getting a handle on the hotel’s initial vibes in Season 1, Katherine ( Eliza Coupe ) has finally settled into running the Undervale, though finding reliable help remains a challenge. With a lot on his mind this time around, her brother Nathan ( Will Forte ) continues to pitch in alongside a growing collection of ghosts who need their issues answered. But along the way, her children have their own problems: Ben ( Skyler Gisondo ) is still dating his ghost girlfriend, Annabelle ( Riki Lindhome ), but discovers a relationship across different eras is not easy, whereas his younger sister Esther ( Natalie Palamides ) gets deeper into dark magic. There also comes a point when her confidence begins to outpace her carefulness, which becomes especially dangerous this season.
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