Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

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Parent Category: Film and the Arts

Category: Reviews

Published on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 13:12

Written by Daniel Persons

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, the title urges, but you know they're lying. There are things hiding in the dark, little things, nasty things, things that want nothing better than to drag you down, down to the caverns where they dwell in order to, well, let's just say you won't need your library card anymore.

Director Guillermo del Toro was so transfixed as a child by the original telemovie that he re-wrote the tale with frequent partner Matthew Robbins, brought in comics-artist Troy Nixey to direct, and unleashed the darkness-loving creepies on estranged father Guy Pearce, conflicted girlfriend Katie Holmes, and most especially Bailee Madison as the young girl the demons most desperately covet.

Join Cinefantastique Online's Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and Dan Persons as they explore how the story survives the updating, consider whether the chills outweigh the plot holes, and discuss why, after all these years, people still don't realize that when disembodied voices start whispering to you in the dark, it's time to GET THE HELL OUT OF THE HOUSE.

Also: Guillermo del Toro imparts some thoughts on the importance of storytelling; and what's coming in theaters and home video.

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