Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019, horror, suspense
108 minutes
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...
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8.0
2019-09-05
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a great gateway horror offering, that brings the horrifying illustrations of its source material to life. Read more
8.0
2019-08-14
While there are elements that will drag Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark down for fans of the books, the film is a very solid adaptation of the popular series. Read more
7.5
Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation
2019-08-10
André Øvredal's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is the perfect balance of atmosphere and terror, blending together author Alvin Schwartz's frightening tales with the behind-the-lens talents of horror master Guillermo del Toro. This is one of the most effective PG-13 horror movies ever made, never sacrificing a good scare for the lesser rating. This movie will scare both young and old.
7.5
2019-08-10
Biggest strength of the film are the creatures, creature effects, and scary story sequences in which Sarah Bellows’ stories come alive. Read more
7.0
2019-09-08
The young cast perform well. They are given enough back-story and personality by the script to make you care about their fate. Read more
7.0
2019-08-23
Sitting between the child-friendly and the full-on shock horror genre was always going to be a tricky one; too scary, and parents complaint, too gentle and people get bored. What Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark does is not pull its punches, but not swing wildly either, choosing when to throw in its jump scares relatively judiciously. Just enjoy the feel, don’t overthink the story. Read more
7.0
2019-08-09
Thanks to del Toro and Øvredal's combined efforts, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark does justice by the delightfully sinister books that inspired it. Read more
6.7
2019-08-08
It is bulky and slightly overlong. It hits onto a somewhat odd tone with how it decides to resolve some of its characters’ arcs (which leads to an even odder sequel-baiting ending). But it is also effectively composed. The character designs are well-executed. Read more
6.0
2019-08-09
An analogy of lost innocence, nostalgic without becoming too sentimental, this is old school scary, as unapologetically unoriginal as its source material and almost as effective. Read more
4.2
2019-09-01
Light fair that doesn’t do enough to warrant your attention. Read more
4.0
2019-09-27
There are flashes of brilliance here and there but ultimately too many weaknesses. The narrative falls apart the more you pull on the threads. Read more
4.0
2019-08-06
Øvredal's set-pieces are diverting enough, and will no doubt please budding young fright fans, but you have to sit through an awful lot of dull exposition while you wait for the next creature to appear. Read more
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8.0
2019-08-08
Scary Stories is dus meer dan welkom, en over een jaar of tien zullen genreminnende begin-twintigers zich de film herinneren als een belangrijke stap in hun kijkontwikkeling. Read more
7.0
2020-01-28
Scary Stories zal niet te boek gaan als een super enge film. Maar sfeervol is het wel. Tel daarbij een stukje nostalgie op en je hebt een vermakelijke horrorfilm welke voor beginnende horrorliefhebbers zeer goed te verteren is. Read more
7.0
2019-08-09
Ondanks het sterke designwerk voor de monsters is de film niet eng of gruwelijk genoeg om echt een diepe indruk achter te laten. Gelukkig wordt dit goedgemaakt door leuke personages, verhalen die op creatieve wijze tot leven worden gebracht en een boeiend mysterie. Read more
6.0
Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber
2020-03-09
Door het vlotte tempo heb je als kijker weinig tijd om op adem te komen. De gruwelijke momenten stapelen zich in een rap tempo op hoewel er genoeg afwisseling is tussen de spannende en komische momenten.
6.0
2019-10-22
Qua schrikeffecten schoot het ook iets tekort. Hou je echter van een onderhoudend en goed verteld spookverhaal, dan is deze Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark geknipt voor je. Read more
6.0
2019-08-19
Hou je van enge verhaaltjes met leuke nieuwe monsters? Dan is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark je ding. Op het niveau van The Haunting of Hill House en dat was in ons geval geen goede referentie. Read more
4.0
2020-01-27
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is een vrij inspiratieloos formulewerkje dat de kijker weinig angst zal aanjagen. Toch zijn er zeker wat momenten dat het publiek even opschrikt, maar het betreft toch vooral weinig subtiele jump-scares. Read more
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