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Nightbooks

Nightbooks

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20216.11h 41m

Overview

Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.

Directed by David Yarovesky
Written by Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis, J.A White
Produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Mason Novick
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Top Cast

Winslow Fegley

Winslow Fegley

Alex

Lidya Jewett

Lidya Jewett

Yasmin

Krysten Ritter

Krysten Ritter

Natacha

Jill Frappier

Jill Frappier

Grizelda

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Neil Emmanuel Lu

Joshua

Jess Brown

Jess Brown

Mom

Mathieu Bourassa

Mathieu Bourassa

Dad

Luxton Handspiker

Luxton Handspiker

Todd

Eden Gjoka

Eden Gjoka

Cody

Khiyla Aynne

Khiyla Aynne

Jenny

Themes & Keywords

witchcatheld captivechild protagonistscary stories

About Nightbooks

Nightbooks is a fantasy, horror, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of witch, cat, held captive, child protagonist, scary stories. Directed by David Yarovesky, it stars Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten Ritter. Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.

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