Scary Stories

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Scary Stories

2019

1h 22m

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Filmmaker Cody Meirick examines the history and cultural impact of the horror book series "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" by author Alvin Schwartz.

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

04/30/2019

Littered with garbled audio, facile arguments, and astoundingly poor production values, the film feels cheap, lazy, and opportunistic...

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

04/25/2019

An informative and entertaining warm-up to the upcoming feature film adaptation.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

02/26/2022

1/4

The meandering approach to Scary Stories, combined with a less-than-compelling group of interviewees, makes this a very long 84-minute documentary.

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Dax Ebaben

Bloody Disgusting

08/31/2021

4.5/5

This adoring, enlightening, and engrossing look back at some of the most groundbreaking, frightening books in the history of children's literature is surprisingly full of heart.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/21/2020

3.5/4.0

An immensely fun and satisfying experience that will make you want to bury yourself into Schwartz's unique and inspired world.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

07/26/2019

4/5

Fans of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series will delight in Cody Meirick's documentary ... because of how it takes the time to create context for the stories themselves.

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Russell H

10/01/2024

Interesting documentary on books I remember as a kid

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Brad P

@Bradster69 03/03/2023

Scary Stories is a wonderful celebration of Alvin Schwartz's macabre works. Engaging and thought-provoking, without using nostalgia as a crutch.

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James T

10/16/2022

it was really good, interesting plot, great monster adaptation from the original books, good acting.

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09/29/2020

An interesting documentary about my favorite childhood books. Not only did I learn more about the author, illustrator, and the folklore on which these stories are based, but this documentary makes a good point on censorship and children's imaginations. I have so many good memories of reading these stories with my friends as a kid. Now, I just need to find where my old books are...

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09/21/2020

I think people thought this was a movie of the stories..its a synopsis of the book and how it came to be, about the author. And its great! So fascinating, great documentary about how a childhood classic came to be! I For a trip down memory lane, and some things I didn't know about the stories.. this movie will have best of both worlds!

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09/13/2020

Interesting to see how these books inspired others and how they came about.

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Filmmaker Cody Meirick examines the history and cultural impact of the horror book series "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" by author Alvin Schwartz.

Director: Cody Meirick
Producer: Cody Meirick
Distributor: Wild Eye Releasing
Production Co: Giant Thumb Studios
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 16, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2019
Runtime: 1h 22m

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