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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy autumnal supernatural suspense with a storybook atmosphere, moral stakes, and heartfelt friendships at its center.
- Tone
- eerie, nostalgic, darkly comic
- Payoff
- wonder, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- temptation, friendship, aging, courage, parental love
- Setting
- mid-twentieth-century, small American town and sinister traveling carnival
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Disney Plus
History Vault
