NIGHTBOOKS: Stylish Kid's Horror with a Focus on Acceptance
Nightbooks, the newest entry in children's horror, honors classic horror films, focuses on themes of acceptance, and has awesome production design.

On a winter night in Podgorica, a mother escapes with her nine-year-old son and turns their red Golf into a moving refugee. As her abusive husband closes in and the boy’s loyalty wavers, survival starts to cost them each other.
Nightbooks, the newest entry in children's horror, honors classic horror films, focuses on themes of acceptance, and has awesome production design.
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