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Fear of the Dark (2004)
Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger, feeding off his fear. His older brother Dale, suspects that there is nothing wrong with Ryan and that this is just a ploy for more attention. Regardless, he promises to watch over his little brother as their parents head off to a party for the night. Outside a storm rages and when the power goes out, darkness envelops the house. Ryan knows that tonight the evil has finally come to claim him. Dale desperately tries everything to try and calm him down, until the horrors in the dark make him realize Ryan had good reason to be so afraid!
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Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger, feeding off his fear. His older brother Dale, suspects that there is nothing wrong with Ryan and that this is just a ploy for more attention. Regardless, he promises to watch over his little brother as their parents head off to a party for the night. Outside a storm rages and when the power goes out, darkness envelops the house. Ryan knows that tonight the evil has finally come to claim him. Dale desperately tries everything to try and calm him down, until the horrors in the dark make him realize Ryan had good reason to be so afraid!
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Horror
Written By:John Sullivan
In Theaters:3/9/2004
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Constellation Entertainment, Faulkner Productions
Cast
K.C. Bascombe
Director
Kevin Zegers
Dale Billings
Jesse James
Ryan Billings
Rachel Skarsten
Heather Fontaine
Charles Edwin Powell
Eric Billings
Linda Purl
Sandy Bilings
Daniel Rindress-Kay
Taylor
Derrick Damon Reeve
Figure Pulling Young Ryan
Derrick Damon Reeve
Cloaked Tall Figure #1
Charles-Etienne Burelle
Young Ryan
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