Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark (2019)
Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark
”Three friends find a creepy book of stories on Halloween and unleash a terrifying curse.”
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Based on the book of the same name, 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' is a compilation of short horror stories for the young adult audience - and features production by Guillermo del Toro ('The Shape of Water', 'Pan's Labyrinth'). All this resulting in a chilling movie just right, full of plot twists and full of weirdness. In other words, it falls right into the taste of teenage horror fans.
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On Halloween 1968, reclusive Stella and her two friends meet a mysterious drifter, Ramón, and uncover a sinister notebook of stories.
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