# Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

> A group of Mill Valley teenagers must confront a haunted book whose terrifying stories begin turning their town's buried secrets into living nightmares.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/279751

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: André Øvredal
- Cast: Zoe Colletti, Dean Norris, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Gil Bellows, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Austin Zajur
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387520/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, suspenseful, halloween night, teen movie night

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