Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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.

10 comments:

  1. ...and if you are, turn on a light!

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  2. You're hitting all of my favorite scary movies. I like this one very much. Have a very nice day.

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    1. These are all new to me. I have a lot of catching up to do lol

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  3. I actually saw this film on German TV. Have a good and safe day, Valerie

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    1. It's raining here and grocery day. Careful it is!

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  4. I've never heard of this, but the trailer sounded good and Ebert seemed to like it.

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    1. If you like haunted house films this should suit. I love the haunted house movies :)

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  5. First thing I thought when I saw this was that I bet you enjoyed this one as it was a haunted house film 😁. Happy wishes! Hugs, Jo x

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    1. Yes :) and anything with Guillermo del Toro's name attached to it is worth checking out.

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