Fear of the Dark
- Horror
Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger, feeding off his fear. His older brother Dale, suspects that there is nothing wrong with Ryan and that this is just a ploy for more attention. Regardless, he promises to watch over his little brother as their parents head off to a party for the night. Outside a storm rages and when the power goes out, darkness envelops the house. Ryan knows that tonight the evil has finally come to claim him. Dale desperately tries everything to try and calm him down, until the horrors in the dark make him realize Ryan had good reason to be so afraid!
Fear of the Dark is a 2003 horror film about a twelve-year-old boy with a crippling fear of darkness who may have had good reason to be afraid. When a power outage plunges his house into complete darkness during a storm, his skeptical older brother discovers that the terrors Ryan has been sensing are all too real. This psychological horror explores whether a child's phobia masks something genuinely sinister lurking in the shadows.
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Kevin ZegersDale Billings
Jesse JamesRyan Billings
Rachel SkarstenHeather Fontaine
Charles Edwin PowellEric Billings
Linda PurlSandy Bilings
Daniel Rindress-KayTaylor- Derrick Damon ReeveFigure Pulling Young Ryan
- Charles-Etienne BurelleYoung Ryan
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When was Fear of the Dark released?
Fear of the Dark was released on September 28, 2003.
What is Fear of the Dark about?
The film follows twelve-year-old Ryan Billings, who suffers from an acute fear of the dark, and his older brother Dale as they face unexplained terrors when the power fails during a storm-swept night.
Is Fear of the Dark a psychological horror or supernatural horror?
The film blends psychological elements with horror as it questions whether Ryan's fear of darkness is purely psychological or rooted in genuine supernatural threats.
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