HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ With Katie Holmes

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CHICAGO – In our latest horror/thriller edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” starring Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce!

“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” also stars Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Julia Blake, Nicholas Bell, Libby Gott, Garry McDonald, Edwina Ritchard, Bruce Gleeson, Trudy Hellier, Alan Dale, Emelia Burns and James Mackay from writer Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Hellboy”) and director Troy Nixey. The film hits theaters on Aug. 26, 2011.

To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This advance screening is on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and win can be found beneath the graphic below.

The movie poster for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark with Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce
The movie poster for “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” with Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce.
Image credit: FilmDistrict

Here is the plot description for “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”:

Blackwood Manor has new tenants. While architect Alex Hurst (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) restore their Gothic mansion’s period interiors, Alex’s young daughter Sally (Bailee Madison) – neglected by her real mother and brushed aside by the careerist father – can investigate the macabre history and dark corners of the estate.

Spurring Sally’s investigation are the voices: rasping whispers who call out to her from the basement, who promise her understanding and friendship, who are so very hungry and would like to be set free. When Sally gives in to her curiosity, she opens a gateway into a hellish underworld from which an army of beady-eyed, sharp-clawed monsters emerge small in size but endless in number: the homunculi.

Confronted with the horror that now threatens to take her life and destroy her family, Sally desperately tries to warn the whole house. There’s just one problem: no one believes her. Will she make them understand in time or will they become another chapter in the centuries-long horror story of Blackwood Manor?

Based on the 1973 telefilm that Guillermo del Toro believes to be the scariest TV production ever made, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” was co-written and co-produced by del Toro and directed by Troy Nixey. Akin to “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” focuses on a young girl’s struggle against menacing and terrifying forces.

The movie trailer for “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” can be watched now below.

To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required. Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this question:




What is the scariest movie of all time and why?



Like all Hookups here, this Hookup is simple: Just submit your comment below and we will award 40 admit-two tickets randomly via e-mail for our “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” Hookup. Winners need to arrive early as seats are consumed on a first-come, first-served basis. Winners are typically e-mailed our advance-screening passes two days before the screening date. Good luck!

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burton219's picture

Rosemary's Baby

Without a doubt, Rosemary’s Baby is the scariest film I’ve seen. Few movies have been able to capture the atmosphere and sense of terror that this film had. It wasn’t about the shock factor, or the gore. Instead it was about making the audience feel the same sense of dread that Rosemary felt. The films slow pace is something I think modern horror films needs to take a lesson from.

mrmovie's picture

Scariest of all

Did you ever look in the mirror?

Micky_N's picture

Scariest movie

To me, it’s got to be the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I remember the camera showing a leaf shaking in the wind and me shaking in my chair (lol) while waiting for Leatherface to catch his last remaining victims. I think the director did a wonderful job creating suspense and fear with hardly any blood in the beginning. The documentary-style feel makes the whole thing even creepier and scarier - plus of course the ‘Based on a true story’ tagline.

grizzar1's picture

scary

Evil dead. That was one of first scary movie when I was young.

MIKE RAD's picture

scariest movie

Actually only scary movie ever made EXSORCIST., its one movie can’t watch alone ,in the dark completely through. JAWS is good movie but not as scary. Others listed above not scary at all .some were good books but bad movies.

brandi's picture

scariest movie ever...

The scariest movies to me are any of the “Saw” movies. The thought of that man cutting me apart terrifies me. However Jaws is pretty scary to me as well, especially after watching “shark week” on Tv recently!!

faraziit's picture

All-time scariest

Paranormal Activity because I didn’t figure out that it wasn’t real until well after it was over!

Creepy is not scary's picture

""Scariest"" Movie Ever

”The Descent”” is probably the only movie that has actually “scared” me while watching, meaning my heart was racing and I was afraid of what would happen next.

Anonymous's picture

Scariest movie

Believe it or not, The WIZARD OF OZ. When I was a kid, The Wicked Witch Of The West sure scared the hell out of me.

wongsand's picture

Scariest Movie?

Child’s Play!!! Hands down the scariest movie I’ve seen…I cannot look at a doll the same way any more!

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