Our review of James Wan’s latest horror movie Malignant here > If these names seem familiar, it’s probably because they wrote the movie The Curse of La Llorona (2019) which is part of James Wan’s The Conjuring universe. White with the screenplay written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. And he definitely knows how to make it scary even if the main character is “just” a kid. Instead, we get Brightburn (2019) director David Yarovesky for directing. While horror filmmaker Sam Raimi ( Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) is a producer on this Netflix horror movie for kids, he isn’t involved with the writing or directing. Too often, the kids are tasked with playing their characters too silly. Had this not worked, I would not have enjoyed this movie. Also, both Winslow Fegley and Lidya Jewett have to play it “straight” across from Krysten Ritter’s campy character, which they do perfectly. I am not always crazy about kid actors, but for this horror movie aimed at kids, they hit the sweet spot. Imagine Jessica Jones (also played by Krysten Ritter in the Netflix series adaption) as a witch, and you’re almost there.Īnother kid trapped by Natasha is Yasmin, who is played by Lidya Jewett. She is both scary, funny, entertaining, and has the perfect vibe. Our review of the horror movie Come Play here >Īs the witch “Natacha” we see Krysten Ritter, who is clearly having a blast playing this over-the-top character. In Nightbooks, he definitely proves that he can carry a movie! YOU MIGHT LIKE I actually feel he would have been better in the lead, but maybe that’s just me. He was also in Come Play (2020) where he was a friend of the lead character. The horror-loving little writer, Alex, is played by Winslow Fegley, who is perfect for horror. Or four, if we are to include the cat, Lenore, and we really should! That’s some dark stuff to consider at such a young age.įor most of Nightbooks, we see just three characters. Plus, the kids in this movie live in constant fear of being killed – and talk about this fear and risk. Sure, it’s colorful and funny at times, but it is also creepy as hell. I would have thought they’d set it a bit higher since there are many legit scary moments. MORE HORROR FOR KIDSĬheck out our review of Ghostwriter on Apple TV+ here >įrom watching this movie, I would have never guessed that it was rated for kids 7 years and over. Especially if you were the kind of kid that liked horror or the more macabre. Watching this as an adult, you might be able to recognize yourself as a kid. However, I can imagine that I would not have felt that way if I had watched this as a kid.Īs a horror movie for kids, Nightbooks hits so many of the right spots. As an adult, I feel it drags on a bit at times. I am just very aware that it wasn’t made for adults and the kind of stories, we tend to enjoy and prefer. Saying that I would have loved Nightbooks as a kid, is not a way of saying that I don’t love it now.
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