Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)

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.

Release Date: August 26th, 2011

Director: Troy Nixey

Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Nigel McKeand

Actors: Bailee Madison, Bruce Gleeson, Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen, David Tocci, Eddie Ritchard, Emelia Burns, Garry McDonald, Guy Pearce, Jack Thompson, James Mackay, Julia Blake, Katie Holmes, Lance Drisdale, Libby Gott, Nicholas Bell

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

MPAA Rating: R

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Studio: FilmDistrict

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Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark | Synopsis

Guillermo del Toro presents “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” a horror film starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison, directed by Troy Nixey. Based on the 1973 telefilm that del Toro believes is the scariest TV production ever made, the story follows Sally (Madison), a young girl who moves to Rhode Island to live with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the house, Sally starts to hear voices coming from creatures in the basement whose hidden agenda is to claim her as one of their own. Akin to del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” focuses on a young girl’s struggle against menacing and terrifying forces.