Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Oct 10, 1973

1h 14m

★ 6.0

Now you see them, now you don't...now you die.

Overview

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

Genres

Horror

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lorimar Productions

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Cast

Sally Farnham

Kim Darby

Alex Farnham

Jim Hutton

Mr. Harris

William Demarest

Joan Kahn

Barbara Anderson

Francisco Perez

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Ethyl

Lesley Woods

Doctor

Robert Cleaves

Policeman

Sterling Swanson

George Kahn

Joel Lawrence

Tom Henderson

William Sylvester

Bob

Don Mallon

Anne

Celia Milius

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