Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Film2019108 min

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

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"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

What might not click

  • 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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Taste Attributes

fighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Zoe CollettiDean NorrisMichael GarzaGabriel RushGil Bellows

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2019
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
1212 Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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