Movie spotlight
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
In 1968, a group of teenagers in the small town of Mill Valley stumbles upon a mysterious book of scary stories. As they begin to read, the tales start to come true, and a dark entity begins to haunt them. The friends must race against time to uncover the secrets behind the book and stop the creature before it consumes them all.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was met with generally positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. It was praised for its atmosphere, creature designs, and faithfulness to the spirit of the source material while delivering effective scares.
Praised for its creepy atmosphere and creature effects.
Appreciated for its nostalgic appeal to fans of the books.
Considered a well-crafted and suspenseful horror film suitable for a wider audience.
Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the film, finding it to be a fun and scary watch with impressive visual effects. Many appreciated its connection to the beloved books.
The film is based on the collection of Alvin Schwartz's children's horror stories of the same name, featuring illustrations by Stephen Gammell, which were controversial for their frightening imagery.
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It must be old age but 2019 has produced half a dozen so-called "horror" films that are about as terrifying as running out of milk. This has one of the better, though still pretty derivative, storylines; and at times can be quite dark, but ...
I had high expectations for this movie. The books means so much to me. I found them when I was a lonely kid in School who was picked on and what day went to the library and found a book called scary stories to tell in the dark. I fell in lo...
For a horror fan, this series is outstanding. And if yoi are not a horror fan, it is suggested strongly that you stop reading or watch and turn to something else. Each episode, Eli Roth focuses on the most classic movies in a specific s...
For a horror fan, this series is outstanding. And if yoi are not a horror fan, it is suggested strongly that you stop reading or watch and turn to something else. Each episode, Eli Roth focuses on the most classic movies in a specific s...
Most "Haunted House" attraction movies are horrible. "Haunt" is the rare exception. The directors also wrote "The Quiet Place" and Eli Roth was involved. Regardless, this is a slick Halloween thriller.
I have no idea why I was expecting an anthology before I started watching this film. Anyway, it doesn’t matter. While I dislike the increasingly high number of horror films which take place in 1960s/70s/80s nowadays, I still enjoyed watchin...
I was a little bit disappointed by _Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark_, but I say that with the caveat of it being one movie that I went into with **high** expectations - something I generally try to avoid having if I can. There is a lot I ...
There’s just enough scares to appeal to the under-15s with disposable income, but very little for anyone else looking to get into the real Halloween spirit. ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ has the potential to be really unique, but is l...
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