[Nordicdusk]

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019)



Based from a famously scary kids book, this film is set around Halloween in 1968 (had Stephen King flashbacks as soon as "1968" popped up on screen) and follows a bunch of high-schoolers who take a book from a haunted house, only the ghost who the book belongs to is a bit pissed off and wants it back! This was one I've been looking forward to this year, produced by GdT and directed by the guy who brought us Troll Hunter, only it was a bit disappointing. Visually very stylish, tonally all over the place (is it meant to be a kids film? why is there so much swearing and pretty strong violence..?) and worst of all, a little bit boring between all of the cool set-pieces. Critters was miles better and that was a TV Movie for the SyFy channel!

Thats a shame i was looking forward to it myself.