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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (TV 1973)

UNRATED  74 min  -  Horror
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A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

Director:

John Newland

Writer:

Nigel McKeand
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Darby ...
Jim Hutton ...
Barbara Anderson Barbara Anderson ...
Joan Kahn
William Demarest William Demarest ...
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Pedro Armendáriz Jr. ...
Francisco Perez (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
Lesley Woods Lesley Woods ...
Ethyl
Robert Cleaves Robert Cleaves ...
Sterling Swanson Sterling Swanson ...
Policeman
Joel Lawrence Joel Lawrence ...
George Kahn (as J.H. Lawrence)
William Sylvester ...
Tom Henderson
Don Mallon Don Mallon ...
Bob
Celia Kaye Celia Kaye ...
Anne
Elizabeth St. Clair Elizabeth St. Clair ...
Party Guest
Monika Henreid Monika Henreid ...
Party Guest (as Monica Henreid)
Robert Priest Robert Priest ...
Party Guest
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Storyline

A neurotic housewife named Sally and her business exec husband move into Sally's family house, a spooky two story Victorian mansion. When Sally starts the redecorating along with her pompous decorator she comes across a locked room in the house. After arguing with the handyman who insists she should leave the room locked, she finally gets the key. But once she opens her father's old study and has the bricks from the fireplace removed, strange things begin to happen. Sally begins to see small creatures everywhere, but no one will believe her. Her husband dismisses her as neurotic and her friend thinks Sally may be losing her mind. But things take a deadly serious turn when the decorator trips at the top of the stairs and falls to his death. Sally sees a rope lying across the place where he tripped, but when she picks it up to take it, a horrifying little creature pulls it from her grasp. Is she crazy? Or has Sally released demons in the house, demons her father summoned? Written by Philip Berry <tr808@home.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Demon | Fireplace | Locked Room | Couple | Rope  | See more »

Taglines:

Now you see them, now you don't...now you die. See more »

Genres:

Horror

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Nightmare See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The total time of filming, including script approval by Lorimar, casting, special effects, voice-over and exterior shots were all completed in slightly over two weeks, one of the quickest made-for-television movies ever made; this was due mainly to a writers strike that had begun just before the script was completed. See more »

Quotes

First Creature: Don't hurt her!
Second Creature: But I want to!
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Connections

Remade as Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) See more »