Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119753 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-02-03
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 95 minutes

Customer Reviews

Good Remake of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
When I first picked up this DVD I thought it would be original. Little did I know it was really a remake of the 1973 classic Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.

A young couple with a small daughter move into a new home. The house is an old wreck that needs work and an old handyman shows up to help out. He seems to know more about the house than he lets on.

Meanwhile, the daughter has been telling stories of playing with "the fairies" who are her friend. This ties in with the head psychiatrist (McDowell) who is treating a patient who told similar stories when she was young.

How it all ties together is something you will have to watch. Few movies have ever raised the hackles on the back of my neck but there were a few scenes here that did it. The movie relies on atmosphere and quick glances to build the fear and not flashy effects and piles of gore.

McDowell turned in an excellent performance as a doctor who truly cares (an unusual role for him lately as he is usually the villain). The rest of the cast did a good-enough job and the little girl was very believable (I have a young daughter).

If you are looking for flash, gore, and lots of monsters, this one is not for you. If you liked the original 1973 film, the original The Haunting, or other atmospheric horror films, this one is right up your dark alley.

FAIRY TALE STYLE HORROR MOVIE!!!!!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO ANYONE WHO REALLY ENJOYS FAIRY TALES.
THIS FILM MAKES US THINK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT SOME CREATURES ARE REAL OR ONLY PART OF OUR IMAGINATION!!
THIS FILM HAS A LOT OF SUSPENSEFUL MOMENTS, BUT HAS VERY LITTLE VIOLENCE.
IT IS MILD AS COMPARED TO MANY OF THE FLMS OF TODAY!!

IT STILL MAY BE WISE TO SEE THIS FILM BEFORE SHOWING IT TO A YOUNG CHILD BECAUSE IT MAY BE THE CAUSE OF MANY A NIGHTMARE!!
IT WAS QUITE ENJOYABLE TO SEE A FILM THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE FAIRY TALES OF LONG AGO, AND AT THE SAME TIME, GIVES US A NEW FILM THAT MOST OF US SHOULD REMEMBER FOR YEARS TO COME!!

I THOUGHT THAT THE STORY WAS QUITE INTERESTING AND I THOUGHT THAT FOR THE MOST PART THE FILM WAS DONE RIGHT.
THERE WERE LIMITED AND QUICK SHOTS OF THE SAID CREATURES THROUGHOUT, UNTIL TOWARDS THE END OF THE FILM.
ALSO, FOR THE MOST PART, THE ACTING WAS CONVINCING.
YOU SEEMED TO SENSE THE FEAR THAT THE CHARACTERS IN THE FILM WERE FEELING!!
I RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE ONLY TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN YOUR HEART FOR FAIRY TALES OF LONG AGO AND I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO FANS OF BLOODY GORE AND VIOLENCE!!
SEE THIS FILM WITH AN OPEN MIND THAT JUST MAYBE SOME THINGS ARE NOT QUITE AS THEY SEEM.
WHO KNOWS? IS IT OUR IMAGINATION OR IS IT REAL?
I FEEL THAT MANY ASPECTS OF THIS FILM CAN BE COMPARED TO THE 1986 FILM, TROLL.
SO IF YOU ENJOY THIS, YOU MAY ENJOY THAT MOVIE ALSO!!

When The Huldre Come Out To Play
Synopsis: A family of four, husband, wife, son and daughter move into a house in a nice, seemingly quiet suburban neighborhood only to later discover the dark and mysterious history of their new abode. The previous owners were also a family of four with a little daughter the same age as their own. Both parents died in a tragic house fire which according to the little girl was started by a group of malicious fairies she had befriended. Was the little girl insane? If she wasn't was there the possibility that the fairies would contact the new girl and attempt to destroy her family as well?

Critique: Released in '03 the low budget production `Inhabited' successfully avoids the expected poor acting, flat storyline and cliché dialogue that other features within the same genre tend to be known for:

1- The cast delivers surprisingly strong, believable performances, especially the little girl.
2- The film does a superior job of establishing a mood and feel that draw the audience into the story.
3- The presence of the diminutive, malicious "little people" is well done
and somewhat unnerving. You never know when they might come jumping out at you.

Certainly not a classic but I think most viewers will find this film more than enjoyable enough to stay with it until the end.

My Rating: -3 ½ Stars-.