Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

• Fantasy
• Horror
• Thriller

A creeping sense of isolation and childlike dread permeates this atmospheric horror film as a lonely young girl, newly relocated with her father and his fiancée, uncovers a hidden world of ancient, malevolent creatures dwelling within the walls of their imposing, centuries-old home. Unlike typical monster movies focused on jump scares, this film builds tension through a mounting psychological unease as the line between imagination and terrifying reality blurs, culminating in a desperate struggle for survival fueled by a haunting nursery rhyme and a growing realization that these entities aren’t simply after her life, but her very essence. The film explores the themes of parental abandonment and the vulnerability of childhood innocence corrupted, evoking a primal fear of the dark and the unseen, focusing less on gore and more on a pervasive, suffocating atmosphere of dread.