If you loved Summer of 84, try Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Summer of 84

2018 · dir. François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019 · dir. André Øvredal

What they share

Theyboth carry the neon soaked mood tag, and they sit in Horror / Mystery territory. If that's the register that drew you to Summer of 84, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

neon soaked

What Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is

Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, a rusted gate creaks. A joke on a bully sparks a dare to enter a haunted house, where shadows of the Bellows family linger. Øvredal skillfully calibrates the frights for young audiences.

If you loved Summer of 84, try Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Summer of 84

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

What they share

What Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is

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