They (2002 film)

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They, AKA Wes Craven Presents: They (2002 film)

Summary

"Are you afraid of the dark? You should be. First comes the warning. Then comes the mark. Then comes the terror. The Terror is real." A psychology student finds all her childhood fears and phobias becoming real after a traumatic event.

Details

• Release Date: 2002
• Country/Language: US/Canada, English
• Genres/Technical: Horror
• Runtime: 1 hr 29 min
• Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry
• Director: Robert Harmon
• Writer: Brendan Hood (as Brendan William Hood)
• Producer/Production Co: Wes Craven (executive producer with little else to do with the film), Dimension Films, Focus Features, Radar Pictures
• View Trailer: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

• Rated: PG-13 (Violence, Profanity, Adult Content, brief Nudity)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

• SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)

Bizarre little creatures drag people away to an eldritch, shadowy Dreamland.

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

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Synopsis

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A psychology student finds all her childhood fears and phobias becoming real after a traumatic event.

Notes

Associated Mythos Elements

• race: "They" - compare to Faeries, Deros, Worms of the Earth, Serpent Men, or perhaps to Zoogs
• location: the Other Side, "Their" realm, a shadowy netherworld; an Astral Realm?