Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
United States, Australia, Mexico
2010
99 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
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Wesley Emblidge
2Mar12
Just realized when watching Hellboy II that these creatures pop up towards the beginning of that movie. So cool.
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"Higher Ground," "Our Idiot Brother," More
By David Hudson on August 26, 2011
What the critics are saying about this week’s theatrical releases — and a few of last week’s as well.
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK Is an R-Rated Horror Movie For Kids (Blu-Ray Review)
By Twitchfilm.com on January 6, 2012
I have a fantasy that in another universe, Troy Nixey’s remake of the 1973 made-for-TV creature feature Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark would have itself made its debut on TV, maybe a kids’ cable network like
Two Clips From Troy Nixey's DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
Troy Nixey’s Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark – scripted and produced by Guillermo Del Toro – hits cinema screens August 26th and to whet the appetite distributors FilmDistrict have released a pair of new clips
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK Lincoln Center Premiere Pics And Video
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
This last Monday, August 8, maestro and auteur Guillermo Del Toro rolled into The Walter Read Theater at Lincoln Center in NYC with the cast and director of the new fright film Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
FREE TICKETS to Chicago Screening of DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
Wanna go see Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark starring Guy Pierce and Katie Holmes and a bunch of oogly-googly shadow-lovin’ beasties? A nice couple move into Blackwood Manor only to discover something sinister
Hey NYC! Wanna Win Tix To DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK?
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
We’ve got 10 pairs of passes to give away to an advance screening of the Guillermo del Toro produced haunted house creeper, Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark. It all goes down the evening of August 18th at a
The Perfect Pacing of the Del Toro-Produced Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Teaser
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
Having seen the teaser for this at San Diego recently (as well as the truly impressive prologue sequence) the Troy Nixey-directed remake of the 1973 TV movie has shot up to the top of my list of most anticipated
Full Trailer For The Del Toro Produced DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
Turn the lights down, the volume up and hold on to your teeth. The full trailer for Troy Nixey’s Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark – written and produced by Guillermo Del Toro – has arrived.Sally Hurst (Bailee
Red-Band Trailer For Del Toro Presented DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK!
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
While I am somewhat surprised that distributors FilmDistrict have opted to create a red band trailer for the Guillermo Del Toro scripted and produced Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark – red band trailers normally
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK Review
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
[Our thanks to Shelagh Rowan-Legg for the following review.]Any time a film has Guillermo del Toro’s name attached to it, a viewer has some fairly standard and somewhat high expectations. A child protagonist
DON'T BE AFRAID of seeing DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
Originally broadcast in 1973 Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark ranks as one of the scariest made for TV movies ever, right up there with Trilogy of Terror (1975), Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1981) and The Woman
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No temas a la oscuridad
By Rafael Paz on October 6, 2011
La pregunta que me salta después de ver No temas a la oscuridad (Don´t Be Afraid Of The Dark, 2010) es: ¿por qué Guillermo, por qué? O para ponerlo en mexicano contemporáneo: ¿juay Guillermo, juay… read review
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK [2011]
By Jesse Taylor on September 30, 2011
What an extremely disappointing movie. Guillermo Del Toro, you’re so much better than this. “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is a remake of the 1973 made-for-TV film of the same name and I’d be willing… read review
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
By Wilsonjd2 on September 10, 2011
It is always exciting when another promising horror movie rolls along—I can’t stand roller coasters, so horror movies are where I get most of my thrills. This is especially true when the master of… read review
Don't Be Afraid Cause It's Scary (It's Not)--Be Afraid Cause It Costs 10 Bucks
By House of Leaves on August 26, 2011
This is what happens when a director gives a passion project that he doesn’t have time for to another director, one who, if he shared the same passion, doesn’t have the same ability to execute. The… read review
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