Guillermo Del Toro Brings His Twisted Rendition Of Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark To Comic-Con

Comic artist Troy Nixey's debut feature Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, co-written by Guillermo del Toro, actually screened in full at last year's Comic-Con, as it was originally supposed to hit theaters in January of this year. With Disney selling off Miramax, the very scary flick was left in limbo until FilmDistrict picked it up earlier this year. A remake of a forgotten '70s flick, it tells the story of a young girl who moves into a creepy New England mansion with her father (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Katie Holmes). She discovers a secret basement and ventures into it, only to awaken the ghost of L. Ron Hubbard, who won't rest until the entire family is Clear. Oh, wait, that's not right. Instead she stirs up a group of incredibly scary little monsters who proceed, as supernatural creatures do, to get wild. This film has been done for a year, so there wasn't anything new here to see. What there was was excellent, with great atmosphere and a serious sense of tension and dread. They showed the trailer again, and the crowd was well into it. Nixey talked about the fact that the creatures - which are quite small - were originally rejected by the studio, which thought that they should be larger. The tiny, implacable creatures are unique and terrifying. In the words of Del Toro - "These little f-ers never give up." It'll be great to finally see this in the theater.