Produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and directed by Troy Nixey, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark follows Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison), a lonely, withdrawn child who moves in with her father Alex (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Katie Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring.
While exploring the sprawling estate, Sally discovers a hidden basement, undisturbed since the strange disappearance of the mansion’s builder a century ago.
When Sally unwittingly lets loose a race of ancient, dark-dwelling creatures who conspire to drag her down in the mysterious house’s bottomless depths, she must convince Alex and Kim that it’s not a fantasy – before the evil lurking in the dark consumes them all.