Review of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) by Brett W — 17 Oct 2011

Okay, so I saw that a remake was coming out. By default, I have to see the original first, so I held off on going to see this new one with Katie Holmes. So the other night, I pop in this old 1973 made for TV movie--and blindly stumble into a masterpiece of terror. This is easily the scariest television production of all time. I was able to take myself back to being a child in 1973, staying up too late watching late night TV in the dark...or better yet, the film took me there. I understand that a lot of the younger viewers might not "get" this, so to speak, with the 70's TV special effects, which is a crying shame.

I was so amazed by this, I had to see the remake the next day. The closest cinema still playing it, as I had waited too long, was in Asheville...so I went to Asheville to see it! As expected, it was a big'ol CGI-fest...but remake aside, the point of that is that this movie is genuinely THAT good!