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Nightbooks

Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.

Director

David Yarovesky

Year

Genre

family, fantasy, horror

Box Office

N/A

Production

Ghost House Pictures,MXN Entertainment,CatchLight Studios

Awards

1 nomination

Homepage

http://www.netflix.com/Nightbooks

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Alex

Mom

Dad

Mathieu Bourassa

Natacha

Lenore

Yasmin

Todd

Luxton Handspiker

Newsie

Jenny

Evil Sorcerer

Stephen R. Hart

Peasant Girl

Riley O'Donnell

Peasant Boy

Young Natacha

Joshua

Neil Emmanuel Lu

Cody

Mia

Grizelda

Additional Witch Voice

Audrey Wasilewski

Edgar Frog

Star

Sam

Max

Edward Herrmann

Michael

Lucy

Fred Figglehorn

Jeremy Ray Taylor

Lenore

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[screaming] - Nightbooks

[crying] - Nightbooks

[breathing shakily] - Nightbooks

[breathing shakily]

[woman] I'm so afraid that tonight
is gonna, like, stifle him - Nightbooks

[woman] I'm so afraid that tonight is gonna, like, stif...

[man] He's a creative kid, - Nightbooks

[man] He's a creative kid,

[woman sighs] - Nightbooks

Maybe it would be easier
if he was just more, I don't know, normal. - Nightbooks

Maybe it would be easier if he was just more, I don't k...

-[grunts]
-[elevator dings] - Nightbooks

-[grunts] -[elevator dings]

-[elevator thuds loudly]
-[screams, pants] - Nightbooks

-[elevator thuds loudly] -[screams, pants]

[elevator dings] - Nightbooks

[elevator dings]

[man 1 on TV]
It was all gonna be so perfect, Lucy… - Nightbooks

[man 1 on TV] It was all gonna be so perfect, Lucy…

Your boys - Nightbooks

[screaming] - Nightbooks

-[Michael growls]
-[Lucy screaming] - Nightbooks

-[Michael growls] -[Lucy screaming]

-[boy] Don't you touch my mother!
-[Lucy] Sam, don't! No, Sam! - Nightbooks

-[boy] Don't you touch my mother! -[Lucy] Sam, don'...

[movie continues indistinctly] - Nightbooks

[movie continues indistinctly]

[woman cackling] - Nightbooks

[woman cackling]

-[electricity buzzes]
-[woman giggling] - Nightbooks

-[electricity buzzes] -[woman giggling]

[whimpering] - Nightbooks

[gasps, yelps] Please, please. - Nightbooks

[gasps, yelps] Please, please.

[breathes shakily, gulps] - Nightbooks

[breathes shakily, gulps]

Uh, I… [grunts] - Nightbooks

Uh, I… [grunts]

Those children, - Nightbooks

Those children,

Is there anything special
about you at all? - Nightbooks

Is there anything special about you at all?

-And get up.
-[whooshing] - Nightbooks

-And get up. -[whooshing]

[eerie whooshing and creaking] - Nightbooks

[eerie whooshing and creaking]

[witch chuckles] - Nightbooks

[witch chuckles]

[Alex grunts] - Nightbooks

-[growling and rumbling]
-[Alex gasps] - Nightbooks

-[growling and rumbling] -[Alex gasps]

My Nightbooks.
It's where I wrote my stories. - Nightbooks

My Nightbooks. It's where I wrote my stories.

I was… - Nightbooks

I'm going to need a story every night. - Nightbooks

I'm going to need a story every night.

The story better be good,
and it better be scary, - Nightbooks

The story better be good, and it better be scary,

[clicking] - Nightbooks

[clicking stops] - Nightbooks

[clicking stops]

[gasps] - Nightbooks

-[hissing]
-[Alex screaming] - Nightbooks

-[hissing] -[Alex screaming]

[distant screams echoing] - Nightbooks

[distant screams echoing]

-[faucet turns]
-[water running] - Nightbooks

-[faucet turns] -[water running]

Don't ever think
Natacha won't miss this piece of popcorn. - Nightbooks

Don't ever think Natacha won't miss this piece of ...

-Lenore tells her everything.
-[Lenore growls] - Nightbooks

-Lenore tells her everything. -[Lenore growls]

-[Lenore hisses]
-[gasps] - Nightbooks

-[Lenore hisses] -[gasps]

You say cat.
I say Natacha's little spy-beast. - Nightbooks

You say cat. I say Natacha's little spy-beast.

And Natacha is… - Nightbooks

And Natacha is…

Lenore is that wrinkled, hairless thing
that follows you around all day, - Nightbooks

Lenore is that wrinkled, hairless thing that follows you aro...

Don't just stand there. Help me
clean this up before Natacha gets home. - Nightbooks

Don't just stand there. Help me clean this up before Na...

I don't know where she goes
or what she does, - Nightbooks

I don't know where she goes or what she does,

Talk about the ultimate passport,
this apartment is it. - Nightbooks

Talk about the ultimate passport, this apartment is it.

The apartment travels
all over the world, luring kids in. - Nightbooks

The apartment travels all over the world, luring kids in.

I live in Washington. Washington, DC. - Nightbooks

I live in Washington. Washington, DC.

[door creaks] - Nightbooks

[echoing] How is… - Nightbooks

[echoing] How is…

It lures suckers like us in, - Nightbooks

It lures suckers like us in,

-I'm not. It's my friend.
-Oh, it's your friend? - Nightbooks

-I'm not. It's my friend. -Oh, it's your frie...

So she makes me read her
a stupid scary story every night, - Nightbooks

So she makes me read her a stupid scary story every night,

I heard you last night,
talking about your Nightbook thingies. - Nightbooks

I heard you last night, talking about your Nightbook thingie...

Then you better get over getting over it
and crank out some new tales, - Nightbooks

Then you better get over getting over it and crank out some ...

Forget your family. Forget your friends.
Focus on being useful to Natacha. - Nightbooks

Forget your family. Forget your friends. Focus on being usef...

[sighs] - Nightbooks

-[door slams shut]
-[sighs] - Nightbooks

-[door slams shut] -[sighs]

[Alex panting] - Nightbooks

[Alex grunts] - Nightbooks

[Natacha's footsteps recede] - Nightbooks

[Natacha's footsteps recede]

[purring] - Nightbooks

[chair scraping] - Nightbooks

[chair scraping]

-Should I just start reading?
-[Lenore purring] - Nightbooks

-Should I just start reading? -[Lenore purring]

Do you know what happens to children
who ask too many questions? - Nightbooks

Do you know what happens to children who ask too many questi...

-[spraying]
-[inhaling deeply] - Nightbooks

-[spraying] -[inhaling deeply]

So, Storyteller, - Nightbooks

So, Storyteller,

Yasmin, too,
had a little rebellious streak. - Nightbooks

Yasmin, too, had a little rebellious streak.

But I am curious about one thing. - Nightbooks

But I am curious about one thing.

Why burn your stories? - Nightbooks

Why burn your stories?

[growling and rumbling] - Nightbooks

[growling and rumbling]

[Alex] "When…
when Todd's best friend Jenny died, - Nightbooks

[Alex] "When… when Todd's best friend Jenny died,...

[Alex] "Everyone avoided
the Foster Playground at night." - Nightbooks

[Alex] "Everyone avoided the Foster Playground at night...

Everyone knows that ghosts haunt places
that are personal to them, - Nightbooks

Everyone knows that ghosts haunt places that are personal to...

[thunder crashes] - Nightbooks

[thunder crashes]

[Alex] "Todd walks to the playground.
He gets to the gate." - Nightbooks

[Alex] "Todd walks to the playground. He gets to the ga...

[Alex] "…Todd says,
while looking for any sign of her." - Nightbooks

[Alex] "…Todd says, while looking for any sign of her.&...

[Alex] "The newsie whistles,
and half a dozen dead kids surround Todd." - Nightbooks

[Alex] "The newsie whistles, and half a dozen dead kids...

Everyone knows
ghosts don't have actual physical hands, - Nightbooks

Everyone knows ghosts don't have actual physical hands,

[Alex sighs] - Nightbooks

[hesitates] "And then the children laugh, - Nightbooks

[hesitates] "And then the children laugh,

"Seeing his old friend again
makes Todd's heart hurt." - Nightbooks

"Seeing his old friend again makes Todd's heart hu...

[Alex] "But in death, - Nightbooks

[Alex] "But in death,

[Alex] "Because friends never forget." - Nightbooks

[Alex] "Because friends never forget."

[growling and rumbling] - Nightbooks

[growling and rumbling]

-[meows]
-[distorted] Are you out of your mind? - Nightbooks

-[meows] -[distorted] Are you out of your mind?

Jenny… Jenny's dead. She's… she's trapped
on the playground forever. - Nightbooks

Jenny… Jenny's dead. She's… she's trapped on ...

-It's not happy for her.
-[Natacha breathing heavily] - Nightbooks

-It's not happy for her. -[Natacha breathing heavily]

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Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is imprisoned by an evil young witch in her contemporary New York City apartment.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: David Yarovesky

Writer: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis, J.A. White

Production: Ghost House Pictures,MXN Entertainment,CatchLight Studios

Genre: family, fantasy, horror

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 65/100

ImdbRating: 5.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Sep 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: http://www.netflix.com/Nightbooks

Also watch: Through the Glass Darkly, Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey, SuperGrid, Vamps, Vicious Fun, Extinct, Sri Asih, The Old Ways, Kate, Schumacher