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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)

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Runtime: 74 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: A young couple inherit a house possessed by evil little creatures. Made for television.

Starring: Kim Darby, Jim Hutton, William Demarest, Pedro Armendariz

Starring: Kim Darby, Jim Hutton, William Demarest, Pedro Armendariz, Barbara Anderson, Monika Henreid, J.H. Lawrence, Lesley Woods, Felix Silla, Tamara De Treaux, Nigel McKeand

Director: John Newland

Director: John Newland

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Sticks to the familiar but he does it in such a way that it's still extremely creepy, a little bit campy and, at times, quite a lot of fun.

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That ending would have been enough to send little ones to bed with nightmares for weeks!

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09/10/09
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June 30, 2009: Two More for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Remake Opens in new window
Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison are set to join Katie Holmes in Miramax's update on 1973's "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which Troy Nixey will direct from a script by Guillermo... More...

May 07, 2009: Katie Holmes Isn't Afraid of Del Toro's Dark Opens in new window
Katie Holmes has signed on to star in Miramax's Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins-scripted remake of the 1973 television movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." More...

July 30, 2008: Del Toro, Miramax Still Afraid of the Dark Opens in new window
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