Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
- Release Date
- November 6, 2010
- Director
- Troy Nixey
- Cast
- Bruce Gleeson , Eddie Ritchard , Garry McDonald , Bailee Madison , Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen , Katie Holmes
- Runtime
- 99
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Writers
- Guillermo del Toro , Matthew Robbins , Nigel McKeand
- Tagline
- Fear is never just make believe
Summary
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark centers on a young girl, sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, who discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs. Comic book artist-writer Troy Nixey will make his feature directorial debut with the adaptation of ABC's 1973 cult classic. Del Toro is adapting Nigel McKeand's teleplay with Matthew Robbins, his writing partner on the 1997 horror film Mimic for Miramax's former genre label Dimension. Directed by John Newland, the original telefilm gained a cult following through syndication and home video release.
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