---
title: 'Don''t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Troy Nixey'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270761/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)

2011 · 99 min · Fantasy · Australia, Mexico, United States


## Synopsis

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2010 dark fantasy horror film written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins, and directed by Troy Nixey in his feature directorial debut. It is a remake of the 1973 ABC made-for-television film of the same name. The film stars Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, and Bailee Madison as a family moving into a 19th-century Rhode Island mansion, where the withdrawn daughter begins to witness malevolent creatures that emerge from a sealed ash pit in the basement of the house. Jack Thompson also stars in a supporting role. An international co-production between the United States, Australia, and Mexico, it was filmed at the Drusilla Mansion in Mount Macedon and Melbourne.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Troy Nixey](https://cinepixo.com/people/troy-nixey)
- **Screenplay:** [Guillermo del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-del-toro), [Matthew Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-robbins)
- **Producer:** [Guillermo del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-del-toro), [Mark Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-johnson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stapleton)
- **Editor:** [Jill Bilcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-bilcock)

## Cast

- [Jack Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-thompson)
- [Julia Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-blake)
- [Grant Piro](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-piro)
- [Bailee Madison](https://cinepixo.com/people/bailee-madison)
- [James Mackay](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mackay)
- [Nicholas Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-bell)
- [Emelia Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/emelia-burns)
- [Katie Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-holmes)
- [Guy Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pearce)
- [Alan Dale](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-dale-2)

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