2021 Directed by David Yarovesky
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
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In middle/high school I always felt isolated for loving horror. My school kept a close eye on me, I got called into the office often for my Jason Voorhees drawings. It culminated in a three month suspension over some scary stories I wrote for class.
Fast forward to working at Ghost House and reading the book NIGHTBOOKS the first time. Where the main character, Alex, feels similarly ostracized. Like he can't be his full self in front of his peers because of his love for horror. Suffice to say, he felt like a kindred spirit to me. It was all too easy to put…
I dunno… it’s gots a nice atmosphere and I usually dig stuff like this but imagine having Cry Little Sister in your movie and only playing like 12 seconds of it.
This was cute. Beautiful to look at. Krysten Ritter was fabulous. It’s definitely meant for a younger demographic thought i think. Would have loved a shorter runtime too.
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Follows Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories who is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.
Nightbooks feels like the Goosebumps of old, as it combines family-centric fun with a handful of straight-up scary visuals. Krysten Ritter is our eccentric witch who (basically) takes our character of Alex hostage. Alex has to make up a scary story every single day or she will kill him. Okay, this doesn’t sound family friendly, but it is presented in a way that hits that audience. The dialogue gets silly, and the story is utterly predictable, but there is some charm for sure. Ritter eats up every ounce…
Ich dachte mit im Vorfeld, dass "Nightbooks" so eine Art "Creepshow" für Kinder sein wird. Aber es stellte sich schnell heraus, dass dies kein Anthologie-Film ist, sondern eher eine moderne Version von Hänsel und Gretel.
Im Zentrum der Geschichte steht ein kleiner, aufgeweckter Junge namens Alex, der Horror liebt. Er schreibt sogar seine eigenen Horrorgeschichten. Aus welchem Grund auch immer, landet der Baby-Stephen King in der Wohnung einer bösen, sexy Hexe, die ihn nicht mehr gehen lässt.
Neben der Hexe und einem Mädchen namens Yasmin, das bereits seit Jahren in der Wohnung gefangen gehalten wird, gibt es auch noch eine nackte, computeranimierte Katze.
Die Hexe verlangt von Alex, dass er ihr jeden Tag eine Horrorgeschichte erzählt. Aber Alex fällt es…
“How did they get you? They got me with a piece of pie and The Lost Boys”
It’s nice for kids to have something new that’s scary, Lord knows they must be tired of us shoving our 80’s and 90’s “scary” crap like Ghostbusters and Hocus Pocus in their face and assuming it will be their forever favorite too after one viewing. Considering who this is made for, Nightbooks is a worthwhile effort and I think would reward repeat late-night viewings for kids similar to how my generation consumed Lost Boys and Gremlins etc. I’m not saying this is as good as those movies, but kids today will have to take what they can get or resolve to watching Minions…
As a kid who was really into creative writing and horror, this one really spoke to me! I'm sure its intended audience will enjoy it, and I honesty hope there are more family-oriented horror movies in the future.
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"the thing that makes you weird makes them ordinary. and no one likes to be ordinary. ordinary sucks."
it's a twisted fairy-tale horror movie that's well told and fascinating for a kids. there are plenty of scary sights and a lot of tension but it was fun tho.
me being an adult i was entertained and i liked it. maybe, if i were a kid, i would have been more obsessed with this movie🧙🏻♀️💜
p.s : the scene where the angry cat turned out to be a good cat it's one of my favorite🥺🥺
The final act of this film is superb, it's got a brilliantly creepy old witch In it. Nighbooks is surprisingly grisly and dark for a kids film and it's got sam raimi producing so it's worth a look. It's got a slow start but once it gets going it's very entertaining. A good film to watch with family or on halloween. The cast are all great and it has a goosebumps and scary stories to tell in the dark vibe. Worth checking out.
Nightbooks is Netflix's latest gateway horror film, and it has major franchise potential. This reminds me so much of the scary movies I used to watch as a kid, and seeing this generation get their own unique project is pretty sweet. Krysten Ritter plays the head witch in charge and she's as stunning as ever; it makes me want to go back and revisit all three seasons of Jessica Jones. Both younger actors were fairly decent in their roles and it was fun to see the way this played as a semi-anthology with all the different spooky stories -- definitely has some great horror elements throughout, and all in all is the perfect new release to get families in the mood for Halloween. Hope they pull through with a sequel!
