DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK - 1973 TV Movie
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Most TV movies tend to be blah or jusk OK. Not this one!
The TV movie ranks with other suberb TV movies and miniseries in the horror genre such as Salem's Lot and The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home.
This is a terrifying tale of the supernatural which packs a punch.
It was directed by John Newland who hosted the One Step Beyond series in the 1950's and was associated with several episodes of the Boris Karloff Thriller series.
The cast includes:
Kim Darby ( of True Grit) as Sally Farnham
Jim Hutton as Alex Farnham
Barbara Anderson ( of Ironside) as Joan Kahn
Willima Demerest ( of My Three Sons) as Mr. Harris, The Carpenter
Pedro Armendariz, Jr. as Francisco Perex, The Interior Decorator
The story is about a young couple who inherit a home from the wife's grandmother. The couple is unaware that the house in inhabited by small demon like creatures.
These creatures are locked up in the basement in an old fireplace. Needless to say the young wife wants to open the fireplace up and that is when the trouble begins. These creatures are constantly calling her name and they want to claim her spirit.
Her husband Alex and friend Joan feel that Sally has let her imagination run away. However, after the home decorator gets killed in a fall down the stairs, they start to wonder if Sally is correct after all. Alex finally gets the truth out of Mr. Harris, the carpenter. Leaving Joan with Sally when Alex goes to see Harris, the creatures lock Joan out of the house. By the time Alex and the others break into the house, the small demon like creatures have pulled Sally down through the fireplace and into the pit where they claim her spirit.
This film is not for the squeamish.
This TV movie has just been reissed on DVD.
Get your popcorn ready, possibly a good glass of sherry to steady your nerves and sit back for a great movie.
Oh! And by the way, sleep with your lights on!
Cheers!:)