Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

20191 hour 48 minsPG-13English

HorroRated pick

HorroRated verdict

Legendary

2010sHaunted HouseFolk HorrorGhost StoryLiterary Adaptation

Directed by: André Øvredal
Written by: Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman
Produced by: Sean Daniel, Guillermo del Toro, Elizabeth Grave, Jason F. Brown, Joshua Long, Roberto Grande, J. Miles Dale, Peter Luo, Chen Zhitang, Alex Ginno

Collections

Folk Horror Supernatural Teen Horror Haunted House

Why it’s HorroRated

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is an adaptation that understood its source material: short horror stories with images that stay with you long after the words are gone. Andre Ovredal brings the Gammell illustrations to life with a fidelity that respects the books' unsettling quality. A film that earns its young adult horror reputation completely.

Synopsis

Andre Ovredal brings the Gammell illustrations to life with a fidelity that respects the books' unsettling quality. The film operates in the tradition of Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark for an older young adult audience. Several segments are more effective than the frame suggests.