Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

A group of teens face their fears in order to save their lives.

Director:

André Øvredal

Writers:

Dan Hageman (screenplay by), Kevin Hageman (screenplay by)

Stars:

Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Zoe Margaret Colletti	...	Stella Nicholls
Michael Garza	...	Ramón Morales
Gabriel Rush	...	Auggie Hilderbrandt
Dean Norris	...	Roy Nicholls
Gil Bellows	...	Chief Turner
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Lou Lou
Austin Zajur	...	Chuck Steinberg
Natalie Ganzhorn	...	Ruth
Austin Abrams	...	Tommy
Kathleen Pollard	...	Sarah Bellows
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephanie Belding	...	Reception Nurse
Hershel Blatt	...	Geek
Javier Botet
Will Carr	...	Ephraim Bellows
Will Corno	...	Mechanic

Storyline

It's 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind...but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time-stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah's terrifying tome.

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Plot Keywords:

based on book | halloween | teenager | book | seven word title | 

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Taglines:

Based on the iconic book series.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, disturbing images, thematic elements, language including racial epithets, and brief sexual references.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 August 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,915,346, 11 August 2019

Gross USA:

$30,166,784

Company Credits

Production Co:

1212 Entertainment, CBS Films, Double Dare You (DDY)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Austin Zajur and Dean Norris previously appeared together in Fist Fight (2017).

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies for the Rest of 2019 (2019)

User Reviews

Is this a Nickelodeon production?

The trailers really mislead this one. It appeared to be a dark and ominous horror film. Instead, it's a very mild mystery with some great visuals. No scares at all in this one. Somewhat interesting, but overall I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.