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Here’s the latest trailer for “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark,” directed by Troy Nixey, and opening this Friday.  As happy as I am to see a new horror film that seems to remember that the genre isn’t always  how gorily you can dispose of someone, but can occasionally rise above such stereotypical trappings when it chooses to revel in the excesses of atmosphere and suspense.

And fear.  Let’s not forget about that one.

And while “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark” is a remake, I am willing to restrain judgement till I see it (Yeah, I know. Not exactly typical).

Though it’s written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins (who first worked together on 1997’s “Mimic,” which was such a dispiriting experience for Mr. del Toro that he left Hollywood for his native Mexico for a few years), so I am willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.