Nightbooks
A dark fantasy film about a boy trapped by a witch.
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Nightbooks is a 2021 American dark fantasy film directed by David Yarovesky.[1] The screenplay was written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, based on J. A. White's 2018 children's book.[1]
Making and release
Romel Adam served as executive producer for Ghost House Pictures, and Tracy Kopulsky co-produced for MXN Entertainment.[2] Netflix's adaptation of "Nightbooks" was first reported in June 2019, with Daughtry and Iaconis hired to write the screenplay.[3] Ghost House Pictures' Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert, along with MXN Entertainment's Mason Novick and Michelle Knudsen, served as producers.[2]
What the cited sources add
A Bloody Disgusting article described Nightbooks as a "kid-friendly gateway horror movie" from producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky.[4] Navarro called it "silly, whimsical, and creative, with a charming pair of leads".[5] A SlashFilm article reported the film follows Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, imprisoned by an evil young witch in her New York City apartment.[6] A review by Meagan Navarro in Bloody Disgusting observed that the film "takes a while to warm up, but the back half brings the gateway horror fun".[5][7]
Navarro pointed out that employing the song "Cry Little Sister" from The Lost Boys as a rallying anthem benefits the film.[5][7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Nightbooks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Squires, "Netflix's 'Nightbooks' Tells Scary Stories from Producer Sam Raimi and the Director of 'Brightburn'!", Bloody Disgusting, August 19, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Kroll, "'Brightburn' Director Sets Netflix's 'Nightbooks' As Next Film With Krysten Ritter, Winslow Fegley And Lidya Jewett On Board To Star", Deadline Hollywood, October 13, 2020. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Kroll, "Five Feet Apart Scribes Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis To Adapt 'Nightbooks' Feature For Netflix", Deadline Hollywood, June 19, 2019. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Squires, "Netflix's 'Nightbooks' Tells Scary Stories from Producer Sam Raimi and the Director of 'Brightburn'!", Bloody Disgusting, August 19, 2021. facts only, no text reused. bloody-disgusting.com
- Navarro, "[Review] Netflix's Gateway Horror Fantasy 'Nightbooks' Celebrates the Monster Kid", Bloody Disgusting, 15 September 2021. facts only, no text reused. bloody-disgusting.com
- Pearson, "'Night Books': A Child Must Tell a Scary Story Every Night to Survive", SlashFilm, October 13, 2020. facts only, no text reused. slashfilm.com
- Wikipedia, "Nightbooks" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Navarro, "[Review] Netflix's Gateway Horror Fantasy 'Nightbooks' Celebrates the Monster Kid", Bloody Disgusting, 15 September 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Nightbooks (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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