Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is an American made-for-television horror film by Lorimar Productions that was first telecast on ABC on Wednesday October 10, 1973. It has since been shown many times in syndication and was distributed on home video and now on DVD. Nigel McKeand wrote the story and screenplay, and John Newland directed the film. It is known as Nightmare in Europe.
Sally Farnham and her husband Alex inherit an old mansion from Sally's r...
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is an American made-for-television horror film by Lorimar Productions that was first telecast on ABC on Wednesday October 10, 1973. It has since been shown many times in syndication and was distributed on home video and now on DVD. Nigel McKeand wrote the story and screenplay, and John Newland directed the film. It is known as Nightmare in Europe.
Sally Farnham and her husband Alex inherit an old mansion from Sally's recently deceased grandmother. Shortly after moving in, she discovers a bricked-up fireplace in the basement den, and asks the estate's handyman, Mr. Harris, about it. He tells her that her grandmother had him seal it up after her grandfather died and that things are better left the way they are. After he leaves for the day and Sally is alone in the room, she uses some of Mr. Harris' tools to try and remove the bricks herself. She is unable to budge the bricks, but is able to work open a small side door that Mr. Harris had said was used for...
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