Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2010 horror film written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro and directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey. It's a remake of a 1973 made-for-tv movie.

I watched it online on Crackle at this link. It's not there anymore, but it's on Netflix. Here's a trailer:

Roger Ebert gives it 3.5 out of 4 stars and closes with this:

This is a very good haunted house film. It milks our frustration deliciously. The adults are forever saying and doing the wrong things, and making stupid decisions, and Alex is bullheaded, and Kim is conflicted. And the shadows are deep and dark, and the screws in the grating of the flue seem to turn themselves, and no one will pay attention to little Sally, and somewhere in the audience will be a kid who gets inspired to make his own horror films.