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.

The life of the Bartels family is good: they buy a nice villa in the woods of Heerlen and build up a new live. When father Bartels' construction company suddenly goes bankrupt, the whole family will have to drastically change their lifestyle. The story takes a very strange twist, but is this due to financial problems or are there other things to make sure the family gets in trouble? A priest who helps the family keeping their faith helps wherever he can, but someone has to help him to save what can be saved, otherwise....?
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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