Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 78Audiences 60GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer90%
Metascore65
User score6.3
Audience score61%
IMDb5.8
Letterboxd · 16 K ratings2.8/5
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for fantasy movies
typical 100101Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2021
September 15, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
FantasyHorrorFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more16 people
- Winslow FegleyAlex
- Lidya JewettYasmin
- Krysten RitterNatacha
- Jill FrappierGrizelda
- NENeil Emmanuel LuJoshua
- Jess BrownMom
- Mathieu BourassaDad
- Luxton HandspikerTodd
- Eden GjokaCody
Khiyla AynneJenny
Liam CouvionNewsie
Stephen R. HartEvil Sorcerer- MHMiley HaikMia
Taylor Belle PutermanYoung Natacha
Riley O'DonnellPeasant Girl- EOEvan O'DonnellPeasant Boy
Directing · 2
- David Yarovesky Director
- Jonnie Katz Second Unit First Assistant Director, Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Tobias Iaconis Screenplay
- Mikki Daughtry Screenplay
- J.A White Novel
Production · 9
- Sam Raimi Producer
- Robert Tapert Producer
- Michelle Knudsen Producer
- Mason Novick Producer
- Romel Adam Producer
- Jose Cañas Producer's Assistant, Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Robert McLachlan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Peter Gvozdas Editor
Sound · 6
- Michael Abels Original Music Composer
- P.K. Hooker Sound Designer
- Alec Rubay Sound Editor
- Joe Barnett Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Adam Jenkins Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- James Miller Sound Editor
Art · 6
- Anastasia Masaro Production Design
- Diana Magnus Art Direction
- Rocco Matteo Art Direction
- David Murphy Construction Coordinator
- Peter Nicolakakos Set Decoration
- Jaremy Aiello Sculptor
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Autumn Steed Costume Design
- Leslie Sebert Makeup Department Head
- Carol Wong Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 4
- Matt Glover Visual Effects Supervisor
- Omer Sait Okmen VFX Artist
- Crystal Dowd Visual Effects Producer
- Ange Turchet Compositing Artist
Lighting · 1
- Erin Palmer Lighting Technician
Other crew · 4
- Robert Racki Stunt Coordinator
- Shelley Cook Stunt Coordinator
- Jeremy Slater Thanks
- Gary Dauberman Thanks
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