Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a 2019 horror film directed by André Øvredal.
Official trailers
CBS Films on Monday, August 05, 2019 released the trailer:
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK - Season of the Witch Trailer featuring Lana Del Rey.
Story intro
In 1968, in the small town of Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, three teenage friends - Stella, an amateur author obsessed with the horror genre, Auggie, and Chuck - play a prank on bully Tommy Milner on Halloween night. When Tommy and his gang chase them in retaliation, the trio flees to a drive-in movie theater showing Night of the Living Dead, where a drifter named Ramón hides them in his car. Later, they invite Ramón to explore a local "haunted house" which once belonged to the wealthy Bellows family, who helped found Mill Valley. Inside, they find a secret room and a book of horror stories written by Sarah Bellows. Having followed the group, Tommy locks them inside the room along with Ruth, Chuck's sister and Tommy's sometime girlfriend. They escape after being released by an unseen presence, and Stella takes Sarah's book. When they discover that Tommy has vandalized Ramón's vehicle by cracking the windshield and scrawling a racial slur, Ramón accepts Stella's offer to shelter at her house in secret. While eating candy in her bedroom, Stella discovers that a new story, entitled "Harold," is being written in Sarah's book; the main character is Tommy. In reality, an inebriated Tommy is stalked by a sentient scarecrow - the "Harold" of the title. After the creature stabs him with a pitchfork, Tommy vomits hay and violently transforms. The following day, Tommy is reported missing. Unsettled, Stella and Ramón investigate and find a scarecrow wearing Tommy's clothes. Though Stella is convinced that Tommy has been turned into a scarecrow, the others are skeptical. Ramón is also hesitant to go to the police, as he fears they will suspect him due to his race and his previous altercation with Tommy.
Cast
- Michael Garza
- Ramón Morales
- Gabriel Rush
- Auggie Hilderbrandt
- Austin Zajur
- Chuck Steinberg
- Natalie Ganzhorn
- Ruth Steinberg
- Austin Abrams
- Tommy Milner
- Dean Norris
- Roy Nicholls
- Gil Bellows
- Chief Turner
- Lorraine Toussaint
- Lou Lou
- Zoe Margaret Colletti
- Stella Nicholls (as Zoe Colletti)
- Deborah Pollitt
- Mrs. Steinberg
- Marie Ward
- Mrs. Hilderbrandt
- Victoria Fodor
- Mrs. Milner
- Javier Botet
- Big Toe Corpse
- Kyle Labine
- Deputy Hobbs
- Kathleen Pollard
- Sarah Bellows
- Karen Glave
- Claire Baptiste
- Troy James
- Jangly Man
- Mark Steger
- Harold the Scarecrow / Pale Lady
- Ajanae Stephenson
- Lou Lou (8 yrs)
- Matt Smith
- Mr. Steinberg
- Will Carr
- Ephraim Bellows
- Jane Moffat
- Delanie Bellows
- Hume Baugh
- Deodat Bellows
- Amanda Smith
- Gertrude Bellows
- Andrew Jackson
- Jangly Man (voice)
- Brandon Knox
- Harold Bellows
- Elias Edraki
- Dr. Ephraim Bellows (voice)
- Will Corno
- Mechanic
- David Tompa
- Doctor
- Stephanie Belding
- Reception Nurse
- Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
- Drive-in Manager
- Alex Spencer
- Orderly #1
- Daniel Gravelle
- Letterman #1
- Colton Gobbo
- Letterman #2
About
The film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was scheduled to be released on August 9, 2019 (United States), on August 23, 2019 (United Kingdom) and on October 31, 2019 (Germany) by Lionsgate, Lions Gate Entertainment, CBS Films, 20th Century Fox, ACME, Bontonfilm, CJ CGV Viet Nam, Diamond Films, Eagle Films, Entertainment One, Feelgood Entertainment, Kino Swiat, MM2 Entertainment, Metropolitan Filmexport, Multi Media Distribution, Notorious Pictures, Paradise, Pioneer Films, Shaw Organisation, The Klockworx, United King Films, Universal Pictures International (UPI), WW Entertainment, Batrax Entertainment, Film & TV House, Filmarti, GEM Entertainment, NOS Audiovisuais and Sierra / Affinity.
The duration of the film is 108 minutes. With a budget of $25 - 28 million, the film grossed over $95.6 million.
The film had received a "PG-13" rating.
Rating
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark got high rating from critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on a scale ranging from A+ to F.
External links
Official website: scarystoriestotellinthedark.com
IMDB: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Wikipedia: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (film)