A small town grapples with a chilling supernatural mystery, secret experiments, and a peculiar young girl.
Suspenseful and nostalgic, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its TV-14, with real scares and several jump scares.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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