Sally Farnham, suffering from nervous breakdowns, along with her husband Alex moved to his family Victorian estate, she tries to return to everyday life and keep your emotional balance to normal. In the new house, the woman discovers a locked room, Butler advises spouses to have never tried to go there, but curiosity Sally still wins. The room is actually a long-running study of her father.
Shortly thereafter, the estate is starting to happen, frightening things, Sally notices everywhere strange little creatures. She talks about her constantly busy husband, and then the neighbors, but no one believes her. Alex believes that Sally once again began these nervous attacks, and friends and neighbors think the woman just suffer from boredom and loneliness. Is Sally really is crazy, or she has released demons from his father's study?
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Tagline | Can you see them, Sally ... hiding in the shadows. They're alive, Sally. They want you to be one of them when the lights go out |
| Director | John Newland |
| Cinematography | Andrew Jackson |
| Scriptwriters | Nigel McKeand |
| Produced | Allen S. EpsteinNeil T. MaffeoLee Rich |
| Music | Billy Goldenberg |
| Art Direction | Ed GravesJames Cane |
| Editing | Michael McCroskey |
| Genres | Horror |
| Release Date | October 10, 1973 |
| Runtime | 74 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
The role of Alex Farnham was originally proposed by George Hamilton.
On the whole film production took only two weeks, which made the picture one of the fastest shot for television.
The film was shot specifically for television.
Screenwriter Nigel Mankind said that being in the picture is more awkward than anticipated in the scenario. They had to be quick, thin, and more demonic.
The idea of creatures emerging from the pits for ashes came to mind Makindu at his home in Spain, where he lived at the time. The house had an old stove, and the pit the ash was so deep and dark that nobody wanted it cleaned.
Doing makeup Michael Hancock, who worked on the films "Unforgiven" (1992), "Seven" (1995), "Mulholland falls." (1996), "Kiss the girls" (1997), "along came a spider" (2001) and others.
