Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

They're not just stories anymore.

Directed by André Øvredal

Produced by 1212 Entertainment, Double Dare You

2019108 min6.5 / 10

A folk-horror tale rooted in 1960s small-town America that blends supernatural scares with themes of racism and family secrets, following teenagers who awaken malevolent forces in a haunted house.

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.

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  • Is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Familiar shape, done well.

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