Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

This movie was honestly better than expected. It had a strong storyline, believable characters, and some decent suspense thrown in. (Which is a reminder that you don't need gore to have a decent Halloween horror story.)

really enjoyed this movie, they did a good job with this one.

Think the movie Goosebumps, except the way they adapted these books is more clever and creepier. With the stories from the first book of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, coming to life.

A horror movie doesn’t always need to have a disgusting amount of gore and freakish imagery. I really liked this nice little movie because it had very good pacing and it was pretty atmospheric and suspenseful.

Dare I say this is better than It: Chapter 2?
YES

A horror movie doesn’t always need to have a disgusting amount of gore and freakish imagery. I really liked this nice little movie because it had very good pacing and it was pretty atmospheric and suspenseful.

Love the feeling of watching scary stories told one by one. Not over the top suspense which is great, enough to make you goosebump. I love the characters. The story was a little rushed but I get the idea.

Never particularly scary, but there is imagination to spare here, and a few neat visuals that enhance the macabre atmosphere. Perfect Halloween fare for the entire family - well, perhaps not Aunt Maude if her ticker isn't up to loud noises and jump moments.

I'm so confused! Is this movie supposed to be dumb? Is it intentional. Like a satire played on other horror movies? The characters are doing dumb things all the time. The story does not make sense. Plot is dead!

I mean this is directed by André Øvredal, and I'm aware of his work. I've seen his movies. He's good and for what I assume he is into this comic, satire kind thing, I don't know. But Guillermo del Toro has a credit for writing in this movie! He even produced this movie! Come on this has to be intentional that thia movie is so dumb!

Okay, but if this movie is what I think it is. Then they did a good job.
Characters were making wrong decisions all the time (cliché). One dumb friend in group (cliché). Ghost has a ROUGH PAST and decided to take revenge (cliché). This movie hits all the clichés we have seen and are seeing in horror movies this days.

The monsters/ghosts are awesome though! Harold the scarecrow, the lady in hospital, and the jangly man. Top notch work!

Overall this is a different movie. I'm kind of sure this is a satire. You can definitely watch this on Halloween. 😜😅

I have no idea why I was expecting an anthology before I started watching this film. Anyway, it doesn’t matter. While I dislike the increasingly high number of horror films which take place in 1960s/70s/80s nowadays, I still enjoyed watching this one.

Surprisingly, each scary scene in the film is better than the one before, which makes the film better as you keep watching it.

Would I watch it again? Yes. Would I make my friends watch it? Why not?