"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark", known as "Nightmare" in Europe, is a made-for-TV horror film. The film premiered on ABC on Wednesday October 10, 1973 at 8:30PM, and has since been shown many times in syndication. Nigel McKeand wrote the story & screenplay, and John Newland directed the film."Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is a Lorimar production. World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... John Newland (* November 23, 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; died January 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA) was a US director, actor, film producer and script writer. ...

Synopsis

Sally and her husband Alex inherit a Victorian mansion from Sally's recently deceased grandmother. Despite cloudy warnings from the estate's handyman, Sally opens a sealed room that holds a hideous secret.

Cast

• Kim Darby as Sally Farnham
• Jim Hutton as Alex Farnham
• Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Francisco Perez
• William Demarest as Mr. Harris
• Barbara Anderson as Joan Kahn
• Felix Silla & Tamara DeTreaux & Patty Maloney as the goblins