Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · 95 min · Fantasy / Mystery / Horror · TMDB 6.5
The short version:Reads as folk horror, gothic, surreal & dreamlike. Heavy on child harmed or killed.
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Synopsis
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreModerateinferred from keywords
Children & pregnancy
- Child harmed or killedHeavyinferred from keywords
Phobias & sensory
- ClownsModerateinferred from keywords
- Spiders & insectsModerateinferred from keywords
Religion & the occult
- Cults & religious extremismBriefinferred from keywords