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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
A fog-choked, gothic coming-of-age horror where bedtime stories curdle into flesh. Fear arrives as ink drying on a page, and every dark corner of a small town waits to be written into its next chapter.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

"They're not just stories anymore."

08 August 2019 Canada 108 min 6.5 (2,955)

Director: André Øvredal

Cast: Zoe Colletti, Dean Norris, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Gil Bellows

Mystery Horror The power of storytelling Fear and social unrest Buried secrets and injustice Guilt and grief Coming of age and friendship
Budget: $25,000,000
Box Office: $104,545,505

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Stella Nicholson

Zoe Colletti

Archetype: Reluctant hero Key Trait: Imaginative and resilient

Motivation

To save her friends and understand what happened to Sarah.

Character Arc

She starts as a withdrawn outsider, bound by guilt over her family. She ends as someone who claims her voice as a storyteller.

Ramón Morales

Michael Garza

Archetype: Outsider ally Key Trait: Guarded but loyal

Motivation

To protect those he has come to care about, despite his own troubles.

Character Arc

A drifter and wanderer who enters the group by chance. He is drawn into its fight and gives it moral weight.

Auggie Hilderbrandt

Gabriel Rush

Archetype: Loyal friend Key Trait: Witty and loyal

Motivation

To stay loyal to his friends and survive the night.

Character Arc

He starts as one of the friends curious about the book. He is one of its early casualties, and his fate shapes the urgency of the rest of the story.

Cast

Zoe Colletti as Stella Nicholls
Dean Norris as Roy Nicholls
Michael Garza as Ramón Morales
Gabriel Rush as Auggie Hilderbrandt
Gil Bellows as Chief Turner
Natalie Ganzhorn as Ruth Steinberg
Austin Abrams as Tommy Milner
Austin Zajur as Chuck Steinberg
Kathleen Pollard as Sarah Bellows
Lorraine Toussaint as Lou Lou
Deborah Pollitt as Mrs. Steinberg
Victoria Fodor as Mrs. Milner
Marie Ward as Mrs. Hilderbrandt
Mark Steger as Harold the Scarecrow / Pale Lady
Javier Botet as Big Toe Corpse

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