Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

R16
2019
|
111 mins
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Guillermo del Toro co-produces this horror based on the children's book series of the same name. From the director of... More

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Ratings & Reviews

"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is an efficient, attractive and well put together film. It didn't scare me at all, but in this most predictable and prescriptive of genres, that's hardly unusual. If horrors are your thing, I reckon you'll still find plenty to enjoy here."

StuffStuff

"The stories that made it to the big screen range from the overtly horrific - an abused scarecrow stalks a bully in a cornfield - to the ickier side of things: a germ-phobic finds a toe in his soup. Indeed, there is a surfeit of gross-out moments here, no surprise considering Del Toro's involvement."

New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand Herald

"...drab and listless spookshow."

FilmInkFilmInk

"The plot takes many twists with an ingeniously designed set of monsters creating havoc at regular intervals."

Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald

"If you're not in the mood for messages or social commentary, however, "Scary Stories" is still fertile enough with its accessible gross-outs and giggle shocks to serviceably add to a legacy of kid-centric mainstream mayhem Del Toro clearly loves."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"There's a sincere fondness for the power of imagination, one that makes the film more than a nostalgia-delivery device. If only it were scarier."

Time OutTime Out

"There is absolutely nothing original in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which just goes to show that you don't need originality to be effective."

VultureVulture

"Terrifyingly mediocre."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"The emotions of the stories have been lost. We could be watching the standard ghoulish CGI effects that take place in any horror movie of the week."

VarietyVariety

"If Alvin Schwartz's popular "Scary Stories" children's books condensed folklore into an accessible anthology form, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark," an agreeable bit of fan service, performs a similar gateway function for movies."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Details

Rating
R16, Violence & horror
Runtime
111
Genre
Horror
Country of origin
USA

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