Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

On Halloween 1968, reclusive Stella and her two friends meet a mysterious drifter, Ramón, and uncover a sinister notebook of stories.

Director:

André Øvredal

Writers:

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

Stars:

Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zoe Margaret Colletti	...	Stella Nicholls (as Zoe Colletti)
Michael Garza	...	Ramón Morales
Gabriel Rush	...	Auggie Hilderbrandt
Austin Abrams	...	Tommy Milner
Dean Norris	...	Roy Nicholls
Gil Bellows	...	Chief Turner
Austin Zajur	...	Chuck Steinberg
Natalie Ganzhorn	...	Ruth Steinberg
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Lou Lou
Kathleen Pollard	...	Sarah Bellows
Deborah Pollitt	...	Mrs. Steinberg
Victoria Fodor	...	Mrs. Milner
Marie Ward	...	Mrs. Hilderbrandt
Mark Steger	...	Harold the Scarecrow / Pale Lady
Javier Botet	...	Big Toe Corpse

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:

halloween | scarecrow | based on book | teenager | book | 

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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 Official site [Japan]

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:

$68,947,075

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$104,545,505

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poster art is based on the story Harold, which is featured in the third book.

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Goofs

Much of the dialogue in the film isn't what it would have been in 1968.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Jangly Man, Jangly Man: COWARD!

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Connections

References Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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.