Horror for kids, I guess, more Val Lewton than Final Destination, nicely directed by Joe Dante. It's about a family that moves to a house where there's a big hole in the shed out back. The shed unleashes manifestation of everyone's fears.
The film probably gets serious too late in the piece and needed life or death stakes - I had exactly the same notes for Dante's The Burbs. I think people needed to die.
There's a lot of reliance on the charms of lead Chris Massoglia, who is fine, but not a star; Haley Bennett looked really familar - I thought she was young Emily Van Camp but she's the singer in Music and Lyrics. Nathan Gamble is fine as the little brother as is Terri Polo as a another in Dante's long line of single blonde moms. Bruce Dern is fun as a creepy neighbour.
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