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  • 88
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    Fear(s) of the Dark, a French production, interweaves the shorts, linking the segments together thematically, and narratively. Read full review

  • 80
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Shot in luminous whites, pulsing blacks and gorgeous grays, the stories explore sexual insecurity, rural superstition and sociopolitical anxieties with an inventiveness that's seldom scary but never less than mesmerizing. Read full review

  • 75
    The Onion A.V. Club | Tasha Robinson

    These stories are frightening, but they contain few shocks or flinches; they're deeper and more psychological, more about adult anxiety than pure terror. Read full review

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    It makes a nicely grim little Halloween appetizer, although you may want to go home and hide under the bed afterward. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times |

    None of the segments are really interested in jump/scare/slasher horror, but rather the slow, creeping terror of feeling something is wrong and something worse is coming, making the film a most frightful Halloween aperitif. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    Half a dozen directors from America and Europe contribute stories to this tasty potpourri. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Some of the stories are pretty good, especially Charles Burns' tale involving a nasty and vaguely humanoid insect that burrows under the skin. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    The result is more lyrical than frightening - and there are some misses mixed in with the hits - but it's well worth checking out. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly |

    Feels like a nonstarter. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety |

    An omnibus of black-and-white animation with a couple exceptionally clever episodes tied together by an unnecessary recurring monologue. Read full review

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