Is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark scary?

Yes, properly. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is the real thing without being an endurance test.

What is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is rated PG-13, with real scares and several jump scares. Your call for older kids.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Film · 1h 48m · Rated PG-13

Horror, Mystery

Halloween pranks unleash chilling dark forces in a small town, creating a suspenseful and atmospheric mystery.

Darkly comic. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Peacock.

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark parents guide

What we could confirm fits a PG-13: real scares and several jump scares.

Scare: Properly scary; Frightening, not just tense.
Jump scares: Several; More than a couple of sudden jolts.
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: None flagged; It is a horror title, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark scary?: Yes, properly. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is the real thing without being an endurance test.
How gory is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?: Light gore and some violence.
What is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark rated, and is it OK for kids?: It is rated PG-13, with real scares and several jump scares. Your call for older kids.

What is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark about?

Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.