
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Taste attributes: horrorthrillerhistoricalholidaysmysteryadventurefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections
"Stories taken from true urban legends"
Boxlist takeA heightened, small-scale horror film: fresh and heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Sarah 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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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 1212 Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











