# Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

> Two Illinois boys and a haunted librarian confront a carnival that turns desperate wishes into sinister bargains.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14688

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror
- Director: Jack Clayton
- Cast: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Royal Dano, Vidal Peterson, Shawn Carson, Mary Grace Canfield, Richard Davalos
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086336/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, nostalgic, foreboding, halloween family viewing, rainy autumn evening

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- [Dolls (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/14371)
- [The Dark Crystal (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/6602)
- [Labyrinth (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/7901)
- [Phantasm (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/4813)
- [Needful Things (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/5725)
- [Hearts in Atlantis (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/6300)
- [Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/5742)
- [Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/8820)
- [Big Fish (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/468)
- [Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/7065)

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