#boring just so you will read this review!! This movie was refreshing to watch! That del toro fella really knows how to put a great flick together. I had goosebumps the whole time and it almost made me climax!

the people that sat next to us made the movie horrible they did not shut up

This is a fun and honest take on the books from childhood. It is creepy with some good jump scares.

Very creepy, not so many pop ups, but the creatures were definitely nightmarish

Terrible stilted script - predictable and not scary in the least! We left after 40 minutes

I fell asleep twice.

Tried to be IT but failed. Overall sloppy and afraid to really "go there", so you're left unsatisfied. GOOD as a TV show, not good as a movie.

I loved this book series as a kid and it was cool seeing it as a movie

it was okay.

A book basically writes about your fear lame

it was ok.. I thought it would be better because of the trailer ...

Awesome!!!!

It was alright. I usually don’t rate this low but I give it a 3.6/5. It was kind of corny but the monsters were very well developed.

almost slept #was shlumped

Movie was great. Just wish the kids who sat near us would stop talking and laughing so loud...throughout the entire movie. But besides that a great movie.

Trash

great writers and excellent special effects.

Very creative movie. Guillermo Del Toro Is creative and very smart. I

Hilarious

Not creepy at all

I can’t believe I paid $5 for a Disney channel movie

Not bad for PG-13.

It wasn’t your typical scary movie it was more unsettling than your jumpscare slash and hack em ups.

It was okay...

Wasn’t scary, more of uncomfortable

Meh

Excellent! Very well written....

Pretty decent PG13 horror movie until the ending.

good spooky movie for kids

This is not the best movie in the world, but the practical effects were amazing and the movie was entertaining!

This movie was garbage! I want my money back!

Story wise it was ok. Turning short stories into a film is a challenge on it own so I can forgive them for the plot and stuff but unfortunately the cgi enhanced the ghouls(?) and made them look pretty bad and they used actual performers in costume. I wished it could of looked a bit more natural but oh well.

My boyfriend and I fell asleep

Predictable but a great movie. If you enjoy the book, you’ll enjoy the movie. Just a lot of jump up scares.

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Bad. Skip this movie. Wish I could get my money back

It was good but not very scary

boring they dumb the movie down book had way more action

Would have rather just watched 10-15 mini stories from the books made into 10 minute videos. Not scary at all. But that’s what happens when you make a pg13 scary movie.

Very fun and engaging movie. Great for first time horror movie watchers

Loved it better then I throught it would. Be must see

just not that fascinating for a dark Guillermo movie

Not scary

DON’T waste your money on this garbage. Not scary at all! Highly disappointed and far from recommending to anyone!

Was very strange. Would not see again

a very good movie

loved this movie a must see again

Great movie really enjoyed it

Wasn’t what I expected but I wasn’t disappointed. Maybe because of the younger cast but I thought they lacked the UMPH of scariness. The story plot was terrific. I definitely can see a Final Destination type of making with this. We will see. I say 3.

wasn't really related to the book. just showed the monsters from it

The pity is that Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will mostly be seen by jaded genre completists and nostalgic fortysomethings. Wrong demographic. You owe it to your kids to take them to this. It’s training-wheels horror done right.

David Fear

Rolling Stone

As gross and spooky and, yes, occasionally frightening as these terror tactics get, they never quite cross over into the deep end of truly grownup horror. That’s intentional, and a key to the film’s fun: It gets away with everything it can on a PG-13 leash, smuggling some real scares to the under-18 crowd.

A.A. Dowd

The A.V. Club

Isn’t scary and isn’t worth the nearly two hours it eats up.

Roger Moore

Movie Nation