Most films are made by a group of people, people with a vision and a goal. There are storyboards, script revisions, and re-takes. But that is not how this movie came to be. This film was created by a blender. Yes, a blender, like in the kitchen. The only two ingredients used were "Stranger Things" and stupidity.
The story takes us back to a questionable 1968, being as it feels more like the 1980s. It has a real "Stranger Things" vibe of a group of nerdy, outcast friends who have walkie-talkies and face monsters and evil in their small town; only difference being that the Netflix series has more developed characters instead of the cookie-cutter kids here.
The "scary stories" actually end up being the film's biggest failure. They are absolutely ridiculous, which takes away from the creepy feeling that makes you think, "It could happen to you." The monsters end up being so cheesy that they are almost comical.
The one thing the movie does do right is give the lesson that just because someone is a victim, doesn't mean they are necessarily a good guy. But other than that the whole thing is a ripped-off mess of cliches.
"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is not scary, and for what it's worth we never actually get told a whole story in the dark. A more accurate title would be "Skippable Stories to Half-Tell in the Dark (or Daylight)."
The story takes us back to a questionable 1968, being as it feels more like the 1980s. It has a real "Stranger Things" vibe of a group of nerdy, outcast friends who have walkie-talkies and face monsters and evil in their small town; only difference being that the Netflix series has more developed characters instead of the cookie-cutter kids here.
The "scary stories" actually end up being the film's biggest failure. They are absolutely ridiculous, which takes away from the creepy feeling that makes you think, "It could happen to you." The monsters end up being so cheesy that they are almost comical.
The one thing the movie does do right is give the lesson that just because someone is a victim, doesn't mean they are necessarily a good guy. But other than that the whole thing is a ripped-off mess of cliches.
"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is not scary, and for what it's worth we never actually get told a whole story in the dark. A more accurate title would be "Skippable Stories to Half-Tell in the Dark (or Daylight)."