Deadtime Stories (1986)

Directed by

Jeffrey Delman

Genre

comedy horror

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An uncle babysits his nephew and tells him three scary stories. The stories put twisted spins on classic fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks.

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What happens

Deadtime Stories (also known internationally as Freaky Fairy-Tales and The Griebels from Deadtime Stories) is a 1986 American horror comedy anthology film co-written and directed by Jeffery Delman in his directorial debut. In the film, a babysitting uncle tells his nephew three stories. The first story involves a slave used by two witches, who are attempting to resurrect their sister. The second story is based on "Little Red Riding Hood", where a teenage girl mistakenly picks up a werewolf's medicine for her grandmother. The third story, based on "Goldilocks", tells about three escaped mental patients who share their hideaway with a murderess. Production was filmed in New York City in 1984, originally titled as Freaky Fairy Tales. After screening at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, it was released on November 26, 1986, where it grossed $2.7 million at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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