A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.
- Francisco Perez
- (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
- George Kahn
- (as J.H. Lawrence)
- Anne
- (as Celia Kaye)
- Party Guest
- (as Monica Henreid)
- Creature
- (as Tamara DeTreaux)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe total production time - including script approval by Lorimar, casting, special effects, voice-overs, and exterior shots - was slightly over two weeks, making this one of the quickest made-for-TV movie turnarounds ever. This was due mainly to a writers strike that began just before the script was completed.
- GoofsThe creatures keep changing size. During one scene, the creatures aren't much bigger than a few inches, as they hide behind the books. But, when they go outside to cut the cables, they are as tall as the trash cans.
- Quotes
Creatures: [closing lines] When will they come? When will they come? When will they come and set us free?
Sally Farnham: Of course they will come. You know they will.
Creatures: But when? When? When?
Sally Farnham: Soon. Very soon. We've lots of time. Lots of time. All the time in the world.
Creatures: All the time in the world . Time. Time. Time to set us free again.
Sally Farnham: All the time in the world.
Creatures: To set us free. Set us free. Set us free in the world. Free. Free. Free in the world. Set us free!
[Maniacal laughter]
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Sally opens a locked door in the house and finds a sealed fireplace and ash pit. She asks Mr. Harris to open the fireplace but the old man argues with her and refuses to follow the order. Sally uses Mr. Harris' wrench to remove the bolts of the ash pit cover. Soon Sally finds that evil little creatures that fear the light have escaped from the underground through the ash pit and are threatening her. However, Alex and her friend Joan Kahn (Barbara Anderson) believe that Sally's imagination is affected by the words of Mr. Harris.
"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is a simple and effective horror film made for television released in Brazil only on VHS. The story of a young couple that moves to an old house and the wife Kim Darby, the unforgettable Miri of "Star Trek" and the girl Mattie Ross of "True Grit", releases demon-like creatures is original and developed in an adequate pace.
In 2010, Guillermo del Toro remade this film with a lame screenplay that included silly sub-plots and spoiled the original story. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Criaturas da Noite" ("Creatures of the Night")
Note: On 15 December 2021, I saw this film again.
Note: On 17 March 2023, I saw this film again in a recently released DVD.
- claudio_carvalho
- Feb 19, 2012
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1