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Fear(s) of the Dark

Play trailer Poster for Fear(s) of the Dark 2008 1h 25m Horror Mystery & Thriller Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Animated sequences explore people's fear of darkness.
Fear(s) of the Dark

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Critics Consensus

This French animated horror portmanteau is monochrome and minimalist, visually stunning, but light on scares.

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Jason Anderson Toronto Star Mar 6, 2009
3/4
This French-made chiller proves just how scary a pitch-black theatre can be. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Nov 14, 2008
3.5/4
Brilliantly creepy. Go to Full Review
Mark Rahner Seattle Times Oct 31, 2008
2/4
Maybe different things scare the French. But I'll give them this: Prattling monologues can be unsettling. Go to Full Review
Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy Jan 23, 2020
The differences in quality, but also style and length of the stories, give Peur(s) du Noir a nice change and rhythm. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas From the Front Row Jul 7, 2019
3/4
Taps into something primal in human nature, something that makes the hair on the back of the neck stand up and shivers run down the spine. Go to Full Review
Kaleem Aftab The List Nov 4, 2018
3/5
As often happens with these portmanteau projects, some segments (Charles Burns' especially) are better than others. Go to Full Review
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Puffy puff May 22, 2026 I have fears about the dark as well See more
Jan 26, 2017 An animated horror anthology where all of the segments were created by comic book artists. As is often the case, the quality of the segments is pretty uneven. Charles Burns is responsible for the opening segment, and it's by far the best segment. That's in and of itself a problem since the film has nowhere to go but down after the first 15 minutes. Other sections are good, particularly one featuring a girl afraid of the ghost of a samurai, but a different segment order would serve the film well. See more
Jun 10, 2016 Experimental and very interesting anthology. See more
Nov 29, 2015 Descent stories but they fails to keep your attention. 83 minutes of monochromic and minimalistic visuals is a way too boring. See more
Sep 26, 2015 Loved the concept of using phobias as theme of the movie See more
Mar 18, 2015 Excellent work in black and white animation. See more
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Fear(s) of the Dark

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Cast & Crew

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Blutch

Director

Marie Caillou

Director

Pierre Di Sciullo

Director

Lorenzo Mattotti

Director

Richard McGuire

Director

Gil Alma

Voice

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Movie Info

Synopsis Animated sequences explore people's fear of darkness.
Director
Blutch, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire
Producer
Christophe Jankovic, Valérie Schermann
Screenwriter
Blutch, Pierre Di Sciullo
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Animation
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 22, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$77.9K
Runtime
1h 25m
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