Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
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Chris Sarandon
Jerry Dandrige
William Ragsdale
Charley Brewster
Amanda Bearse
Amy Peterson
Roddy McDowall
Peter Vincent
Stephen Geoffreys
Evil Ed
Jonathan Stark
Billy Cole
Dorothy Fielding
Judy Brewster
Art Evans
Detective Lennox
Stewart Stern
Cook
Nick Savage
Bouncer #1
Director
Tom Holland
Screenplay
Tom Holland
Tagline
"There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$9,000,000
Revenue
$24,922,237
Production
Columbia Pictures, Delphi IV Productions, Vistar Films
John Chard
December 9, 2018
Feeling like a time warp now, but oh so much fun and frights. Viewing this for the first time in 20 years really put a smile on my face, now I know that for after having just watched a horror film that may not be the best guideline you will ever read, but the film has it's tongue firmly in cheek and it doesn't come up short on the thrill factor. You will read other reviews stating that the f...
John Critic
March 25, 2022
5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My personal favorite horror film of all time that has a favorite death scene of mine that compares to the one and only Wizard of Oz!!!
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