Fresh
There is so much here that one admires, one wishes that there was more to love.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Fear is never just make believe.
2010 · 1h 39m · R
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Troy Nixey
Overview
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film looks good, it sounds great (Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders' score is full of darkly murmuring woodwinds), and Madison is a pip of a lead.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
A welcome alternative to the current genre offerings, steeped in old-fashioned atmosphere and faithful to haunted house routine, albeit to a fault.
William Goss, Film.com
Fresh
This is still a seriously entertaining horror movie, one that will please newcomers as well as fans of the original oddity.
Matthew Hays, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Despite all the care that has been put into it, the film doesn't transcend its dime-store horror roots.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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