Nightbooks
Movie • 2021
ReportAlex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, who is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
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A witch fuses with pieces of candy.
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JamieF
I just watched it and don't remember anyone trying to convince anyone else they were mentally ill or something was all in their head.
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robinwys
children are forced to read scary stories to the witch imprisoning them, and are regularly threatened with violence. you also learn previous children were turned into figurines.
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a cat gets injured multiple times (some intentionally some not)
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IrishCourtney
The cat is abused and terrified but has a happy ending.
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Are there spiders?
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spider-like magical creatures (move similarly)
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Are there bugs?
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Small spider like monsters
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Is someone restrained?
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silencesilence
A cat is trapped in a giant spider net. She eventually escapes.
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Is there cannibalism?
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there are repeated references to hansel & gretel, in which a witch eats children
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Yes, someone has a structure fall on them and seems to be dead.
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Is someone burned alive?
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JamieF
Witch shoved into a boiler furnace
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Does someone break a bone?
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There is a scene where a magical character visibly/audibly cracks limbs into alignment
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Is someone tortured?
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Held in the air while struggling
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An elevator drops/is messed with
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Is there eye mutilation?
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No, but there is a scene where this seems about to happen (when the Shredders are in the garden).
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In a couple of the stories written by the main character, children die. These stories are acted out, but the actual deaths are technically unseen.
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silencesilence
Yaz mentions that one of the children took the blame for something she did and was "killed" in punishment.
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CatCollector
The first story written by the main character features the ghosts of children on a playground.
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Candy ectoplasm vomit
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Cat poops on someone's food, on screen
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There is a scene where an animal defecates and there is a graphic noise to go with it
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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A kid is made fun of for his special interest and socially isolated.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Characters can't stop themselves from eating jelly like candy
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Does someone die by suicide?
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20llux
I’ve seen some discussion of blood libel including a child-eating witch, and also the stereotypical nose, so if you count that then yes.
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No, but an adult ridicules a girl for crying.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Gore tropes from body horror movies are played out with candy and milky goo.
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