Don't Be Afraid of the Dark poster

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark( 1973)

TV-MAHorrorTV Movie
61%
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Now you see them, now you don't...now you die.

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kim Darby

      Sally Farnham

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      Jim Hutton

      Alex Farnham

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      William Demarest

      Mr. Harris

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      Barbara Anderson

      Joan Kahn

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      Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

      Francisco Perez

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      Lesley Woods

      Ethyl

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      Robert Cleaves

      Doctor

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      Sterling Swanson

      Policeman

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      Joel Lawrence

      George Kahn

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      William Sylvester

      Tom Henderson

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      Don Mallon

      Bob

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      Celia Milius

      Anne

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      Elizabeth St. Clair

      Party Guest

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      Monika Henreid

      Party Guest

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      Robert Priester

      Party Guest

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      Ted Swanson

      Bartender

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      Felix Silla

      Creature

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      Tamara De Treaux

      Creature

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      Patty Maloney

      Creature

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Nov 07 2019
    Sally, we want you, we want you. There are times in a horror fans youth that a certain film will leave an impression that will be carried forward for ever more. In my case one such film is "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". A cheaply made for TV picture starring Kim Darby, Jim Hutton and William Demarest. The plot on the surface is standard. Alex and Sally Farnham inherit a big old mansion from their deceased grandmother, it has a basement den room with a bricked up fireplace. Sally wants to unblock the fireplace but is advised by the family handyman that it should be left as it is. Naturally S...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • haunted house
    • fireplace
    • inheritance
    • creature
    • demon
    • old house
    • macabre
    • frantic
    • horrified