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Monday, 15 August 2011

Guillermo del Toro presents DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK; clips & interviews...

Guillermo del Toro is pretty much a master when it comes to horror in varying forms. From his debut, Spanish language films Cronos and The Devil’s Backbone, through super hero horror Blade 2 & the sublime fantasy Horror Pan’s Labyrinth; del Toro has even proven adept at literary horrors with his co writing of the novels The Strain (a trilogy) with Chuck Hogan.

Guillermo del Toro with child actress Bailee Madison

So even though this film is co-written (alongside Matthew Robbins) and produced by him and not directed it still rates pretty highly the list of film to watch out for. Adapted from the 1973 TV movie of the same name you can definitely see how watching this as a kid led del Toro down the path towards Pan’s Labyrinth.

Here’s the official word...

“Guillermo del Toro presents DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, a horror film starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison, directed by Troy Nixey. Based on the 1973 telefilm that del Toro believes is the scariest TV production ever made, the story follows Sally (Madison), a young girl who moves to Rhode Island to live with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the house, Sally starts to hear voices coming from creatures in the basement whose hidden agenda is to claim her as one of their own. Akin to del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK focuses on a young girl's struggle against menacing and terrifying forces. FilmDistrict will release the film on August 26th.”

Story...

Blackwood Manor has new tenants. While architect Alex Hurst (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) restore their Gothic Mansion’s period interiors, Alex's young daughter Sally (Bailee Madison) - neglected by her real mother and brushed aside by the careerist father - can investigate the macabre history and dark corners of the estate.

Pretty mansion

Spurring Sally's investigations are the voices - rasping whispers who call out to her from the basement, who promise her understanding and friendship, who are so very hungry and would like to be set free. When Sally gives in to her curiosity, she opens a gateway into a hellish underworld from which an army of beady-eyed, sharp-clawed monsters emerge, small in size but endless in number, the homunculi.

Spooky mansion

Confronted with the horror that now threatens to take her life and destroy her family, Sally desperately tries to warn the whole house, but there's just one problem; no one believes her. Will she make them understand in time, or will they become another chapter in the centuries-long horror story of Blackwood Manor?

Based o the 173 telefilm that del Toro believes to be the scariest TV production ever made. DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK was co-wwritten and co-produced by del Toror and directed by Troy Nixey.

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