Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Comes Home Early Next Year

Though it left a lot to be desired, Troy Nixey's take on the 1973 telefilm Don't Be Afraid of the Dark will be hitting home just after the holidays. Will it play better on the small screen? We can only hope so.
According to High Def Digest Sony is working on the Guillermo del Toro produced Don't Be Afraid of the Dark for Blu-ray and DVD release on January 3rd.
Starring Bailee Madison, Guy Pearce, and Katie Holmes, the movie takes place in Rhode Island and is about a young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, only to discover evil creatures dwelling inside the Gothic home.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include The Story, Blackwood's Mansion, and The Creatures featurettes.



Synopsis:
Blackwood Manor has new tenants. While architect Alex Hurst (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend, Kim (Katie Holmes), restore their Gothic mansion's period interiors, Alex’s young daughter, Sally (Bailee Madison), neglected by her real mother and brushed aside by the careerist father, can investigate the macabre history and dark corners of the estate. Spurring Sally's investigation are the voices — rasping whispers who call out to her from the basement, who promise her understanding and friendship, who are so very hungry and would like to be set free. When Sally gives in to her curiosity, she opens a gateway into a hellish underworld from which an army of beady-eyed, sharp-clawed monsters emerge, small in size but endless in number: the homunculi.