Review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) by Compi24 — 24 Aug 2019
The elementary school book fair staple whose illustrations have traumatized children for decades finally gets the Hollywood treatment in André Øvredal's "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark," yet another unassuming gem hidden within the rough that is the 2019 cinematic landscape.
A movie far more concerned with trying to explore the limits of what we can still call "PG-13 horror" rather than with going through the same motions we've seen with these sorts of films time and time again, "Scary Stories" will have your stray jump scare here and there, yes, but it'll make sure that the image on display contains something well-designed and -- most importantly, especially considering the namesake in play here -- scary.
It looks great, the acting is serviceable, but above all, I kept hankering to see what creature, effect, or scare they were going to try and pull off next. All in all, it's quite the chilling treat -- one that also ensures I'll never look at any pot of stew or spider bite the same way ever again.
This review of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) was written by Compi24 on 24 Aug 2019.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has generally received positive reviews.
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