With Garza and Colleti at the forefront of the group, Scary Stories also avoids the far too common makeup of an all-white all-male core cast. There's an innate believability to their friendship and interactions which makes it far more fun to follow their ever-more outrageous adventures.
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Scary Stories stands out in this way as it feels like a movie made by people who grew up loving stories like The Goonies, It, E.T., Indiana Jones, and Back to the Future, but rather than just trying to replicate them this film feels like it was made by people who loved and learned from the movies that inspired them.Īnother thing that makes Scary Stories special is the cast of kids at its center. The last few years have been steeped in so-called "nostalgia porn" with properties like Ready Player One and Stranger Things that have taken nods from the movies and shows of the past without necessarily engaging or elevating the tropes that they use. Both the Norwegian director and del Toro have spoken about their love for classic '80s family films and in particular the movies of Amblin. That sense of real danger and dread mixed with Øvredal's interesting and fun direction make Scary Stories a really enjoyable watch. This isn't a story without stakes if you come up against one of the film's fearsome foes, it's incredibly unlikely that you'll be at school the next day. Another surprise comes from the finality and danger that the monsters come with. The first monster moment sets the precedent that this is a true horror movie that at times feels like it's pushing the boundaries of what we've come to expect from a PG-13 film. What we will say, however, is that the first four entries-which are almost entirely practical-are astonishing and very, very scary. The monsters who are included in the tale have been widely circulated, but for the sake of spoilers we won't delve too deep into them. It's not long before the group is off exploring a haunted house (well, it is Halloween after all) and that's where the titular spooky stories come into play.
Stella and Ramon cross paths again when the young girl and her two friends, Auggie (Gabriel Rush) and Chuck (Austin Zajur), have to hide in his car at the drive-in from the local town bullies.
It's a great example of the thoughtful production design that elevates Scary Stories and makes it feel so immersive. The latter is a horror hound who has aspirations of being a writer, and we soon join her at home only to find that her bedroom wall is plastered with movie posters and mementos from classic genre fare. It's against this tumultuous landscape that we meet our main cast.Ī young drifter, Ramon Rodriguez (Michael Garza), drives through main street as the heroine, Stella Nichols (Zoe Margaret Colletti), cycles past. Nixon posters defaced with swastikas cover the walls of the recruitment centers where groups of excited young boys sign up for the service. Small town America in 1968 is a place ravaged by the Vietnam War and the divisions it's creating. Beginning with a scene-setting montage soundtracked by “Season of the Witch”, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark pulls no punches when it comes to the political backdrop of the times. Del Toro is credited only as producer here but his love for practical effects and movie monsters shines through in almost every scene, and the work done by the core creative effects team of Mike Elizalde (Hellboy), Mike Hill (The Shape of Water), and Norman Cabrera (Hellboy) provide some of the most exciting ones to hit screens in an age. Luckily, that central story is compelling and well crafted enough that it offers up something new and interesting whilst clearly echoing the classic Amblin family movies that shaped the filmmakers who made it. Adapting anthology retellings of classic folklore tales and urban legends was always going to be a hard task and many fans were wary when the first Scary Stories trailer revealed that the film would follow a singular narrative.
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