Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) Reviews & Ratings

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark reviews

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark holds a 6.1/10 average from 108 TMDB ratings.

Sally, we want you, we want you. There are times in a horror fans youth that a certain film will leave an impression that will be carried forward for ever more. In my case one such film is "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". A cheaply made for TV picture starring Kim Darby, Jim Hutton and William Demarest. The plot on the surface is standard. Alex and Sally Farnham inherit a big old mansion from their deceased grandmothe…
— John Chard (8/10)

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

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