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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark ()

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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.
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Sally Farnham
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Alex Farnham
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Joan Kahn
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Mr. Harris
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Francisco Perez (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
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Ethyl
Robert Cleaves ...
Doctor
Sterling Swanson ...
Policeman
Joel Lawrence ...
George Kahn (as J.H. Lawrence)
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Tom Henderson
Don Mallon ...
Bob
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Anne
Elizabeth St. Clair ...
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Party Guest (as Monica Henreid)
Robert Priest ...
Party Guest
Ted Swanson ...
Bartender
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Creature
Tamara De Treaux ...
Creature (as Tamara DeTreaux)
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Creature
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Nigel McKeand ...
Demon (uncredited) (voice)

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John Newland ... (directed by)

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Nigel McKeand ... (written by)

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Allen S. Epstein ... producer (produced by)
Neil T. Maffeo ... associate producer
Lee Rich ... executive producer

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Billy Goldenberg ... (music by)

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Andrew Jackson ... director of photography

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Michael McCroskey ... (edited by)

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Gene Fowler Jr. ... editorial supervisor

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Hoyt Bowers

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Ed Graves

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James Cane

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Michael Hancock ... makeup artist (as Mike Hancock)
Bruce Jossen ... hair stylist (as Jossen)
Robert Sidell ... makeup artist

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Neil T. Maffeo ... executive production manager
Ted Swanson ... unit production manager

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Nathan Haggard ... second assistant director
Ted Swanson ... first assistant director

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Horst Grandt ... property master

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Victor Guarnier ... sound effects editor
Charles T. Knight ... production sound mixer (as Charles Knight)
Jack Wheeler ... sound effects editor
Bill Wistrom ... sound effects editor

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John L. Black ... key grip (as John Black)
Tom Hayes ... electrical gaffer

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Patricia Norris ... costumer

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Joe Tuley ... music editor

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Julie Waxman ... production coordinator

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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines Can you see them, Sally ... hiding in the shadows. They're alive, Sally. They want you to be one of them when the lights go out. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nightmare (Europe, English title)
  • Les créatures de l'ombre (France)
  • Frio en la noche (Spain)
  • No tengas miedo a la oscuridad (Spain)
  • Не бойся темноты (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 74 min
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Trivia The total production time - including script approval by Lorimar, casting, special effects, voice-overs, and exterior shots - was slightly over two weeks, making this one of the quickest made-for-TV movie turnarounds ever. This was due mainly to a writers strike that began just before the script was completed. See more »
Goofs The creatures keep changing size. During one scene, the creatures aren't much bigger than a few inches, as they hide behind the books. But, when they go outside to cut the cables, they are as tall as the trash cans. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Another Top 10 Scariest Movie Monsters (2017). See more »
Quotes Creatures: [opening lines] Will she come? Do you think she will come?
First Creature: She will. You know she will.
Second Creature: But when? When?
First Creature: Very soon. It's just a matter of time. Of waiting for a while. All we have to do is bide our time. Bide our time.
[laughs]
Creatures: But it's been so long. So many years. When will she come and set us free-set us free!
First Creature: Patience! Patience! We've all the time in the world.
[laughs]
Creatures: We've all the time in the world. In the world. In the world. To set us free! In the world!
[Maniacal laughter]
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