Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is an enjoyable movie that will make your heart race even as the characters leave your heart cold. It didn't scare me at all, but in this most predictable and prescriptive of genres, that's hardly unusual. When I left the house my 14-year-old daughter was begging to go with. Much like 2015’s Goosebumps, André Øvredal’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark follows a group of teenagers who play around with a book that they have no business touching. Read Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark reviews from parents on Common Sense Media. Film directed by André Øvredal and co-written with Guillermo del Toro, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) benefits from an efficient Halloween atmosphere, an excellent photography, the nostalgic 60's dress code, impressive old cars and rather talented young actors. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Guillermo del Toro-produced adaptation of Alvin Schwartz's books brings spooky spin to horror, but winds up in a sort of no man's land creatively Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Review. Guillermo del Toro-produced adaptation of Alvin Schwartz's books brings spooky spin to horror, but winds up in a sort of no man's land creatively By recreating its greatest hits, minus the creepiness that made them great. It's well made and fun for horror fans, but it's too scary and edgy for younger viewers. Expect moments of terror, a little blood, jump scares, and creepy monsters. ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Review: Macabre 101 for Kids Adaptation of popular 1980s kids-lit anthologies is a little hodgepodge — but it’s also training-wheels horror done right. This adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book of shocking short tales overdoes the gruesomeness. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is an efficient, attractive and well put together film. Parents need to know that Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a horror movie based on a popular series of books by Alvin Schwartz from the early 1980s. We decided we’d preview this one before letting her see it just to be on the safe side. Read full review Become a member to write your own review. Rest assured, this isn't another botched adaptation of a children's horror story like Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. In SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, nerdy, horror-loving outcast Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) is urged to come out on Halloween night, 1968, with her two misfit best friends, Augie (Gabriel Rush) and Chuck (Austin Zajur). By. The screenplay was adapted by Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman, from a screen story by producer Guillermo del Toro, as well as Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is drenched with symbolism and layered with ideas about lost innocence and the power of stories — and the power of creating something that resonates with an audience for years and years. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a 2019 horror film directed by André Øvredal, based on the children's book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz. Overall, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark feels like it could light the spark to bring kids horror back to the forefront. Film Review: ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ How did they turn the fabled '80s horror-story collection into a movie?