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05-21-2003, 02:17 PM
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Ronald Epstein
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Horror Fans: Is DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) on DVD?
Okay, I remember this GREAT movie I used to see
all the time on TV as a kid. Thought it was the
scariest movie I ever saw.
I can't remember the name, but I'll describe it
to you.
A couple buys a new house. The wife soon finds
out that there are creatures that live beneath
the floorboards and in the cellar.
She soon discovers the creatures are sensitive to
light and don't come out unless its dark. She lights
the house up with flashlights and candles to keep
herself safe. However, the creatures cut the power
lines to the house.
In the end, she gets dragged down the stairs and
eventually "joins" them.
I believe this film was made in the 70s, and it
probably was a made-for-TV film. I think the
starring actress' first name was Kim.
Anyone familiar with horror films should know
what this is -- I just have totally forgotten the
title.
Anyhow, is it available on DVD?
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05-21-2003, 02:22 PM
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Ronald Epstein
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I answered my own question.
Went to IMDB.COM and did some fiddling
around.
Finally came up with....
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
It was a 1973 TV film starring Kim Darby.
Doesn't look like it is on DVD.
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05-21-2003, 02:38 PM
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Hey I loved this film as a kid too
My brother and I still imitate the creatures when they are calling for Kim Darby:
"Sally...Sally..."
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05-21-2003, 02:39 PM
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Hi Ron.
Yeah i remember this film too. Quite scary, Shame about the ending. She really put up a fight.
mike.
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05-21-2003, 02:48 PM
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Isn't Carl Betz in this as well, playing Kim Darby's husband? And the little boy is the one from the old Family Affair sitcom on CBS.
If I recall, there's a scene where Betz is looking at a film or a videotape of one of the front windows of his house. He sees a couple of red dots, "demon eyes." Pretty effective scene.
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05-21-2003, 04:19 PM
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One of my family's favorites. I would love to be able to give a dvd of this to my sister someday. This movie scares the hell out of her  |
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05-21-2003, 05:13 PM
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Jack.
The husband is played by "Jim Hutton".
mike.
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05-21-2003, 05:16 PM
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Jack Briggs wrote (post #5):
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Isn't Carl Betz in this as well, playing Kim Darby's husband?
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No. The late Jim Hutton, father of Timothy, played the husband.
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And the little boy is the one from the old Family Affair sitcom on CBS.
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There was no "little boy" in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, as far as I can remember. Darby and Hutton played the Farnhams, a young couple with no children yet. The "little boy" you're thinking of is Johnnie Whitaker ("Be damned!") and the tv-movie you probably have in mind is Something Evil (CBS Entertainment, 1972), directed by none other than your favorite movie director of all time: Mr. Steven Spielberg.
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If I recall, there's a scene where [Carl] Betz is looking at a film or a videotape of one of the front windows of his house. He sees a couple of red dots, "demon eyes." Pretty effective scene.
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The father there was played by Darren McGavin, who sort of looks like Carl Betz.
As far as that scene, which I, too, vaguely remember, is concerned, there is a reference to it in comments by "Gary" at the movie's imdb.com page, dated: June 10, 2000:
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Better than ET by a long chalk . . . . . Best scare is the demon eyes caught during the filming of a commercial at the haunted house.
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The creepiest aspect of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is not the appearance of the demons, but how they sound as they talk past each other---with a cacophony of whispers---, and only Sally (Darby) can hear them tell what they're going to do to her.
It was, if I recall correctly, a Lorimar film, which means it should be owned now by Warner Bros.
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05-21-2003, 05:27 PM
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Ronald Epstein
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I think all of you will find this interesting....
Miramax already has a remake of this film going
into production. You can read more about it here:
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808403782
This should most likely bolster the chances for
the original to be released to DVD.
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05-21-2003, 06:56 PM
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