Review of Sometimes They Come Back (1991) by Nichelle M — 02 Sep 2007

One of my favorite scary non-scary movies.

This review of Sometimes They Come Back (1991) was written by Nichelle M on 02 Sep 2007.

Sometimes They Come Back has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Nilufer R (1,189) on 27 May 2009

Worse than the book as most of the Stephen King adaptations. I read this story over 15 years ago so I remembered it quite different…

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By Al S (553) on 04 Sep 2009

I love this film…

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By Rachael D (163) on 05 Jun 2009

Even tho I saw the edited version on tv.. :[ I still really enjoyed it. kinda cheesy...but entertaining…

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By Erik G (510) on 26 Jan 2012

Sometimes They Come Back' has a gang of high school hoodlums rising from the dead to finish the job on the teacher whose brother was killed…

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By Traci D (17) on 11 Nov 2007

I thought this was the best Stephen King Movie…

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By Jennifer T (990) on 20 Jul 2013

Probably my favourite short story adaptation of King's work even though they are major plot and character changes…

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By Steven M (1,153) on 05 Jul 2011

It was only slightly creepy, but I've seen creepier Stephen King adaptations. It tried, but failed. And it's a little boring too…

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By Chris D (2,215) on 21 Mar 2008

I remember crying at the beginning of the movie but smiling at the end.I love all the emotions of film.This movie was and always will be a…

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By Private U (13,627) on 02 Aug 2008

I liked the story and the ghouls were genuinely creepy for a made-for-tv movie. The little kid was annoying, but I liked everything else…

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By Queen Cassandra S (9) on 19 Jan 2008

This isn't a horror movie, per se, as the only thing horrifying is Skeleton Face in a couple of scenes in the movie…

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