Are You Afraid of the Dark?
2019 MysteryEach season of this horror anthology series follows a different group of kids, members of the Midnight Society, as they discover terrifying curses and creatures.
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#1
Peter Pan
Synopsis:
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
Starring:
Jason Isaacs,
Ludivine Sagnier,
Lynn Redgrave
#2
The Witches
Synopsis:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?
Starring:
Anjelica Huston,
Jane Horrocks,
Rowan Atkinson
#3
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Synopsis:
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
Starring:
Zoë Kravitz,
Johnny Depp,
Katherine Waterston
Plot:
magic,
wizard,
suitcase,
based on novel,
magical creature,
urban fantasy,
sorcery,
orphanage,
portal,
spin off
...
#4
The Mummy
Synopsis:
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
Starring:
Jake Johnson,
Marwan Kenzari,
Annabelle Wallis
Plot:
archaeologist,
princess,
egyptian mythology,
tomb,
egypt,
mummy,
mummy character,
ancient egypt,
excavation,
heir to throne
...
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#5
It Chapter Two
Synopsis:
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
Starring:
James McAvoy,
Jessica Chastain,
James Ransone
#6
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Synopsis:
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Sarah and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
Starring:
Gil Bellows,
Austin Abrams,
Dean Norris
#7
Halloween
Synopsis:
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Starring:
Judy Greer,
Dylan Arnold,
Virginia Gardner
#8
Suspiria
Synopsis:
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Starring:
Udo Kier,
Alida Valli,
Jessica Harper
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#9
Signs
Synopsis:
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Starring:
Mel Gibson,
Joaquin Phoenix,
M. Night Shyamalan
Plot:
crop circle,
extraterrestrial,
crop,
faith,
farm,
farmhouse,
car accident,
water,
asthma attack,
pet dog
...
#10
I Vitelloni
Synopsis:
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful …
Starring:
Leopoldo Trieste,
Franco Fabrizi,
Jean Brochard
Plot:
train station,
card game,
crossdressing,
goodbye,
flower,
match,
billiards,
police officer,
billiard hall,
theater
...
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#11
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Synopsis:
Dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her friend Alice. Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power to pull a new group of children into his foul domain.
Starring:
Robert Englund,
Rodney Eastman,
Ken Sagoes
#12
Labyrinth
Synopsis:
When teen Sarah is forced to babysit Toby, her baby stepbrother, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Brian Henson,
David Bowie
Plot:
baby,
goblin king,
labyrinth,
rescue,
fantasy world,
cult film,
female protagonist,
goblin,
king,
masquerade party
...
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#13
Peter Pan
Synopsis:
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.
Starring:
Kathryn Beaumont,
Bill Thompson,
Heather Angel
Plot:
london england,
children,
boy,
hook for a hand,
pirate ship,
captain,
hook,
island,
crocodile,
fairy
...
#14
Cursed
Synopsis:
A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults, who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill their attacker if they hope to change their fate to avoid becoming werewolves too.
Starring:
Judy Greer,
Jesse Eisenberg,
Christina Ricci
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#15
Odd Thomas
Synopsis:
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Starring:
Shuler Hensley,
Leonor Varela,
Willem Dafoe
#16
Ghostbusters
Synopsis:
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Starring:
Chris Hemsworth,
Michael Kenneth Williams,
Kristen Wiig
Plot:
vomiting,
reboot,
flatulence,
fart joke,
feminism,
remake,
projectile vomiting,
ghost,
slime,
face slap
...
#17
Chocolat
Synopsis:
A fable of emotional liberation and chocolate. A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of Boat Gypsies float down the river the prejudices of the Mayor leads to a crisis.
Starring:
Peter Stormare,
Johnny Depp,
Judi Dench
Plot:
chocolate,
france,
village,
chocolate shop,
food,
magical realism,
prejudice,
drifter,
mayor,
lent
...
#18
New Nightmare
Synopsis:
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Starring:
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund,
John Saxon
#19
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Synopsis:
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain wh…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
Plot:
magic,
wizard,
school of magic,
based on novel,
orphan,
train,
unicorn,
bully,
forest,
ghost
...
#20
Beauty and the Beast
Synopsis:
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Starring:
Emma Watson,
Josh Gad,
Ewan McGregor
Plot:
beast,
fairy tale,
heroine,
live action remake,
four word title,
animal lover,
castle,
whimsical,
opposites attract,
france
...