loomis78-815-989034 A young couple, Alex (Hutton) and Sally (Darby) move into the Gothic old house of Sally's grandmother. Alex wants a new place but Sally insists on keeping it along with the old handyman Mr. Harris (Demerest). Poking around in the basement Sally comes across a bricked up fireplace she wants opened by Mr. Harris. He warns her, telling her that he bricked it up himself 20 years ago and it should stay that way. Sally gets it open and unknowingly releases murderous little goblins that were imprisoned inside. The creatures soon make their presence known, but only to Sally. She starts to doubt her own mind and everyone she tells doesn't believe her. The goblins attack Sally and whisper to her throughout the house in repeated fashion. They need Sally's soul and plan on killing her to get it. Filled with gobs of atmosphere, this scary TV movie was a late night staple scaring many young horror fans. The movie works on all levels even though we really never get to understand the Goblins and their reason for existence. Solid Directing from John Newland makes you forget you're watching a TV movie. Newland uses the whispering goblins to great effect and keeps them under wraps until a revealing Dinner party scene when we see the first one clearly in shocking and scary fashion. The Goblins talk of 'harming her' and 'wanting to' which will raise goose bumps in the early scenes. The nasty goblins get under Sally's skin and the audience's as well. Another memorable scene is when the creatures stalk Sally as she is taking a shower. All though the end loses a little steam the short running time and solid pacing makes up for that including an unexpected final scene that is so off beat it leaves the viewer with one last great chill! Composer Billy Goldenberg's musical score is very effective and helps a lot as well. This strange hybrid mix of Haunted House and Creature movie supplies many chills along with atmosphere and real scares that should entertain most horror fans.

Claudio Carvalho Sally Farnham (Kim Darby) and her husband Alex Farnham (Jim Hutton) move to an old mansion that belonged to Sally's grandmother and they hire an interior designer and the carpenter Mr. Harris (William Demarest) to redecorate the manor. Sally opens a locked door in the house and finds a sealed fireplace and ash pit. She asks Mr. Harris to open the fireplace but the old man argues with her and refuses to follow the order. Sally uses Mr. Harris' wrench to remove the bolts of the ash pit cover. Sooner Sally finds that evil little creatures that fear the light have escaped from the underground through the ash pit and are threatening her. However, Alex and her friend Joan Kahn (Barbara Anderson) believe that Sally's imagination is affected by the words of Mr. Harris."Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is a simple and effective horror film made for television released in Brazil only on VHS. The story of a young couple that moves to an old house and the wife Kim Darby, the unforgettable Miri of "Star Trek" and the girl Mattie Ross of "True Grit", releases demon-like creatures is original and developed in an adequate pace.In 2010, Guillermo del Toro remade this film with a lame screenplay that included silly sub-plots and spoiled the original story. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Criaturas da Noite" ("Creatures of the Night")

Crow This movie creeped me out for YEARS, I remember making mental plans to keep them away when I was a kid. I remember for years I would think of this movie. When I saw the trailer for the new one It all flooded back, I could remember so much, I know I had to have seen it again to remember as much of it as I do. I want to see the new one but I am afraid it will be a disappointment I want to see this one again, Yes! OK AMC lets have it.It got under my skin and stayed there. Ahhh to watch a movie from a kids point of view again and be really scared.. Have a flashlight with you when you watch this one..

unkadunk0801 The first time that I saw it was back in 1973 and I was about 17.and considered myself an adult .and was watching it in my bedroom with the lights off and indeed before long every time,I heard the usual noises in a house ,I could feel the sense that something was there in the darkness even though I knew nothing was there.And at story's ending ,I went to bed but still couldn't sleep because I guess I was thinking about the Creatures that inhabited the darkness.And the next day I was talking to several friends and they admitted as well that they had the same feelings as well.The story was great with Kim Darby,the late Jim Hutton,Barbara Anderson ,Pedro Armendariz Jr.and of course William Demarest whom I knew as Uncle Charley all doing excellent jobs.If you can the VHS Or DVD copy get it.And Im looking forward to seeing the new version to see if it can compare to the original.