https://www.cnet.com/news/the-house-with-a-clock-in-its-walls-review-a-harry-potter-imitation-worth-your-time/

Now he's making… kids movies?

The House with a Clock in Its Walls, directed by Roth, is a children's fantasy movie based on the beloved 1973 novel by John Bellairs. It's about a house… with a literal clock in its walls. It has elements of fantasy and mystery, grounds for Roth to use his horror sensibilities. (Harry Potter is sweet and magical and all that, but it's the terrifying villains that made kids wet their beds over eight films.)