Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Description
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2010 dark fantasy horror film written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins, and directed by Troy Nixey in his feature directorial debut. It is a remake of the 1973 ABC made-for-television film of the same name. The film stars Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, and Bailee Madison, as a family moving into a 19th-century Rhode Island mansion, where the withdrawn daughter begins to witness malevolent creatures that emerge from a sealed ash pit in the basement of the house. Jack Thompson also stars in a supporting role. An international co-production between the United States, Australia, and Mexico, it was filmed at the Drusilla Mansion in Mount Macedon and Melbourne (both in Victoria, Australia).
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark was released theatrically in the United States on August 26, 2011, by FilmDistrict. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Holmes, Pearce and Madison's performances, direction, atmosphere and musical score, but criticized the lack of originality and jump scares. The film grossed $38.3 million against a $25 million budget.
Plot
At Blackwood Manor in Providence County, Rhode Island in the 19th century, renowned wildlife painter Lord Emerson Blackwood summons his housekeeper to the basement where he reluctantly bludgeons her to death. He removes her teeth, as well as his own, and offers them to mysterious creatures inside an ash pit within an old fireplace; the creatures reject his offer and demand only the teeth of children. Blackwood begs for them to give back his kidnapped son, only to be dragged in by the creatures.
In the present day, 8-year-old Sally Hurst arrives in Rhode Island to live with her father Alex and his girlfriend Kim; both are restoring Blackwood Manor to put it on the market for their client. Sally is depressed due to her mother forcefully putting her in Alex's care and giving her copious amounts of Adderall. The creatures are awakened by a tune from the nightlight. The next day, Sally hears the creatures calling her name and follows the voices to a sealed fireplace. "BE AFRAID" is written in runes above it.
She opens the fireplace and finds one of the old housekeeper's teeth. The creatures prove to be hostile, stealing Alex's razor and shredding Kim's clothes. Alex blames Sally and finds a 19th-century silver coin in her possession, which she found under her pillow after the tooth disappeared. Sally sneaks to the basement to talk with the creatures, but Mr. Harris, one of the workers, sends her away and tries to seal the fireplace. The creatures brutally attack him and he is hospitalized.
Kim visits Harris in the hospital, who tells her to find the unpublished artwork of Lord Blackwood in the local library. The artwork is of a creature the librarian describes as being like tooth fairies, which sometimes turn a human into one of their own. Sally is attacked again by the creatures, the leader being a transformed Lord Blackwood. Kim finds an undiscovered mural painted by Blackwood, depicting his son being taken by the creatures. Sally is trapped in the library by the creatures, but fends them off using her camera flash since they are afraid of the light. She also manages to kill one of them.
Alex and Kim try to flee the house with Sally but they are all ambushed by the creatures and knocked out. When Sally wakes up, her feet have been tied, and the creatures are starting to drag her to the basement for her transformation. Kim awakens and frees Sally, only to get caught herself in the ropes and break both her legs in a gruesome manner. The creatures drag Kim into the fireplace, as a distraught Sally crushes the creature who used to be Lord Blackwood to death. Alex and Sally mourn Kim's loss.
Some time later, both return to the abandoned mansion to leave a drawing of Kim there. After they leave, a draft blows the drawing into the creatures' lair; the entrance is now bolted with metal. Kim has now been transformed. As the creatures plan to come out, Kim convinces them to stay in hiding because they "have all the time in the world" and others will come to the manor.
Cast
Bailee Madison as Sally Hurst
Katie Holmes as Kim Raphael
Guy Pearce as Alex Hurst
Jack Thompson as William Harris
Alan Dale as Charles Jacoby
Trudy Hellier as Evelyn Jacoby
Julia Blake as Mrs. Underhill
Garry McDonald as Emerson Blackwood
Nicholas Bell as Psychiatrist
James Mackay as Librarian
Emelia Burns as Caterer
Additionally, Grant Piro, Dylan Young, Guillermo del Toro, Todd Macdonald, and Angus Smallwood provide the voices for the creatures.
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - Reel-Time Reviews
In our second episode of Reel-Time Reviews, Adam and Cory discuss Guillermo del Toro's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. The story revolves around a young girl (played by Bailee Madison) who finds creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own. Typically not a fan of horror films, Adam finds errors with both the direction and the story, but what do you think? Let us know what you thought of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. Leave us a comment below!
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Trailer
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK - Official Trailer - Starring Katie Holmes & Guy Pierce
Producer Guillermo del Toro (PAN'S LABYRINTH) and Mark Johnson (CHRONICLES OF NARNIA) join forces to deliver a tale of hair-raising, spine-chilling horror.
A lonely, withdrawn child has just arrived in Rhode Island to live with her father Alex (Guy Pearce) & his new girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) at the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the sprawling estate, the young girl discovers a hidden basement and unwittingly lets loose a race of ancient, dark-dwelling creatures.
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