Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
“They're not just stories anymore.”
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
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Part of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Collection
2 films
Cast
38 people
Zoe Colletti
Stella Nicholls
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
The Family Plan
Dean Norris
Roy Nicholls
Known for
Breaking Bad
Under the Dome
Michael Garza
Ramón Morales
Known for
Wayward Pines
Dogman
Gabriel Rush
Auggie Hilderbrandt
Known for
Moonrise Kingdom
Cousin Ben Troop Screening
Gil Bellows
Chief Turner
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Chucky
Natalie Ganzhorn
Ruth Steinberg
Known for
Holiday Joy
Austin Abrams
Tommy Milner
Known for
Euphoria
Paper Towns
Austin Zajur
Chuck Steinberg
Known for
The Fallout
The 4:30 Movie
Kathleen Pollard
Sarah Bellows
Also in
The Strain
The Handmaid's Tale
Lorraine Toussaint
Lou Lou
Known for
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Forever
Deborah Pollitt
Mrs. Steinberg
Also in
Suits
Gossip
Victoria Fodor
Mrs. Milner
Known for
The Shrouds
Pete's Christmas
André Øvredal Director · Dan Hageman Screenplay Kevin Hageman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $105M · Budget $25M · United States release August 9, 2019
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$104,545,505
Gross vs. budget
4.2×
Production
1212 Entertainment
Production
Double Dare You
Production
Entertainment One
Production
CBS Films
Production · Studio
Rolling Hills
Production
Hivemind
Production
Starlight Culture Entertainment Group
Production
Double Dare You Productions
Production
eOne
Production
The Sean Daniel Company
Production
Canada · Hong Kong SAR China · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · August 8, 2019
Theatrical
United States · August 9, 2019
Theatrical
United States · October 22, 2019
Digital
Argentina
September 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Australia
September 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 3, 2019 · Digital
Czechia
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
August 16, 2019 · Theatrical
France
August 21, 2019 · Theatrical
January 4, 2020 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
October 2, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Germany
October 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 29, 2019 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Indonesia
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 23, 2019 · Theatrical
Israel
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
October 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
February 28, 2020 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Malaysia
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
August 9, 2019 · Digital
Portugal
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Romania
August 23, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 9, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 25, 2020 · Theatrical
Spain
August 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 8, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 23, 2019 · Theatrical
January 6, 2020 · Physical
Vietnam
August 9, 2019 · Theatrical
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