Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
“ They're not just stories anymore. ”
CINEMA2019-08-08
DIGITAL2019-08-09
RegionCA / HK
Runtime108 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Guillermo del Toro produces a delightfully creepy adaptation of classic American folklore scary stories.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
André Øvredal
KEYWORDS
small townbased on novel or bookhalloweenhaunted housescarecrowfamily secretsurban legendracismhigh school friendsaspiring writerdraft dodger1960sfolk horror
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Guillermo del Toro produces a delightfully creepy adaptation of classic American folklore scary stories.
Collection: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Collection
The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film series, based on the short story compilations of the same name.
