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* PowerParasite: Natacha is constantly seen spraying herself with a mysterious green mist, which Alex and Yazmin believe she's doing to [[Really700YearsOld keep herself young]]. [[spoiler:They're sort of right; it turns out to be [[LiquidAssets the original witch's magic]], which Natacha is using to empower herself with magical abilities and, by extension, keep herself young. In the climax, Yaz sprays some on herself in order to gain the ability to open the magic front door and escape.]]
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* PowerParasite: Natacha is constantly seen spraying herself with a mysterious green blue mist, which Alex and Yazmin believe she's doing to [[Really700YearsOld keep herself young]]. [[spoiler:They're sort of right; it turns out to be [[LiquidAssets the original witch's magic]], which Natacha is using to empower herself with magical abilities and, by extension, keep herself young. In the climax, Yaz sprays some on herself in order to gain the ability to open the magic front door and escape.]]
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* CatsAreMean: Lenore acts as this [[spoiler:at first, but ultimately warms up to Alex and Yazmin and even betrays Natacha]].
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* AdultFear: Natacha kidnaps kids and will then turn them into still figurines if they do not follow her instructions, meaning their parents will never see them again.
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* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Natacha kidnaps kids and will then turn them into still figurines if they do not follow her instructions, meaning their parents will never see them again.
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* NightmareFetishist: Natacha enjoys scary stories a lot. She reacts negatively to any inaccuracies that take her out of the narrative. [[spoiler: It's revealed that that's because scary stories keep the witch asleep]]
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* NightmareFetishist: Natacha enjoys scary stories a lot. She reacts negatively to any inaccuracies that take her out of the narrative. [[spoiler: It's revealed that that's because scary stories keep the original witch asleep]]
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* BurnBabyBurn: A despondent Alex attempts to do this to his scary stories at the beginning of the film, which is how he ends up in the elevator that delivers him to the apartment. Throughout the film, he resists Natacha's efforts to make him explain why he wanted to do this, [[spoiler:before eventually explaining it was out of shame [[IJustWantToBeNormal for being seen as "weird" by his classmates]], including a former friend. He ultimately tosses them in the furnace after escaping the apartment in order to lure the original witch inside it.]]
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* BurnBabyBurn: A despondent Alex attempts to do this to his scary stories at the beginning of the film, which is how he ends up in the elevator that delivers him to the apartment. Throughout the film, he resists Natacha's efforts to make him explain why he wanted to do this, [[spoiler:before eventually explaining it was out of shame [[IJustWantToBeNormal for being seen as "weird" by his classmates]], including a former friend. He ultimately tosses them in the furnace after escaping the apartment in order to lure the original witch inside it. Although that was a mostly empty one, ironically the original notebooks end up destroyed by a shredder, and not by Alex's own hand.]]
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* AdultFear: Natacha kidnaps kids and will then turn them into still figurines if they do not follow her instructions, meaning their parents will never see them again.
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* SlippingAMickey: Natacha kidnaps her victims by laying out their favorite foods spiked with drugs.
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* ExcrementStatement: Lenore taunts Alex by invisibly pooping on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich he just made.
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* FantasticFlora: The Apartment has a "night garden", a room full of magical plants that glow and are grown under blacklight, because real sunlight is toxic to them. They're watered with things like animal blood and are ingredients in magical spells and potions.
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* AndIMustScream: The fate of children who are disobedient to Natacha -- transformed into a still figurine. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, one starts to move.]]
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* AndIMustScream: The fate of children who are disobedient to Natacha -- transformed into a still figurine. As Yasmin keeps emphasizing to Alex, he'd only wish Natacha would kill him if he invokes her wrath. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, one starts to move.]]
* MindControlEyes: The [[spoiler:original gingerbread house]] is irresistibly alluring and gives rainbow swirled eyes as victims mindlessly consume its candy building material.
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* SchmuckBait: How the apartment lures children in. Alex is lured in by a TV playing ''Film/TheLostBoys'' and [[SchmuckBanquet pumpkin pie]]; Yaz was lured in with some of her grandmother's cooking; and a previous victim [[spoiler:later revealed to be Natacha herself]] was lured in with a unicorn.
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* SchmuckBait: How the apartment lures children in. Alex is lured in by a TV playing ''Film/TheLostBoys'' and [[SchmuckBanquet pumpkin pie]]; Yaz was lured in with some of her grandmother's cooking; and a previous victim [[spoiler:later revealed to be Natacha herself]] was lured in with a unicorn. Subverted in that, with Alex, it's shown that victims are at least compelled to take the bait. [[spoiler:The original Gingerbread house in the apartment has the same property.]]
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* YankTheDogsChain: The first story Alex tells Natacha is about a kid narrowly escaping entrapment as a ghost forever in a haunted playground, finally reconciling with his friend's death in the process. After Natacha admonishes him to never tell a happy ending, he amends that the boy is suddenly dragged back by ghostly hands as he turns to walk away.
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* AllThereInTheScript: [[spoiler:The original witch]] is unnamed in the film proper but the end credits list her as Grizelda.
* AllThereInTheScript: [[spoiler:The original witch]] is unnamed in the film proper but the end credits list her as Grizelda.
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[[caption-width-right:220:[[{{Tagline}} Write for your life]] ]]
[[caption-width-right:220:[[{{Tagline}} Write for your life]] ]]
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* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Natacha is revealed to have survived her encounter with the original witch, and one of her formerly-a-child figurines has started to move on its own.]]
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* BurnBabyBurn: A despondent Alex attempts to do this to his scary stories at the beginning of the film, which is how he ends up in the elevator that delivers him to the apartment. Throughout the film, he resists Natacha's efforts to make him explain why he wanted to do this, [[spoiler:before eventually explaining it was out of shame [[IJustWantToBeNormal for being seen as "weird" by his classmates, classmates]], including a former friend. He ultimately tosses them in the furnace after escaping the apartment in order to lure the original witch inside it.]]
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* BotanicalAbomination: The Shredders, which grow from eggs that developed when Yazmin used the wrong type of blood to water a magical plant.
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* UndeadChild: The first story Alex tells Natacha is about a playground filled with ghost children.
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* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Much like ''Hansel and Gretel'', Alex and Yaz kill the original witch by luring her into a furnace and trapping her inside, roasting her.]]
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* PowerParasite: Natacha is constantly seen spraying herself with a mysterious green mist, which Alex and Yazmin believe she's doing to [[Really700YearsOld keep herself young]]. [[spoiler:They're sort of right; it turns out to be [[LiquidAssets the original witch's magic]], which Natacha is using to empower herself with magical abilities and, by extension, keep herself young. In the climax, Yaz sprays some on herself in order to gain the ability to open the magic front door and escape.]]
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* EldritchLocation: The apartment, which can travel, has doors that disappear when Natacha wants them to, has a massive library stretching up to an incredible height, and initially has a fake window showing the New York City skyline that fools Alex. [[spoiler:The back door that Alex and Yazmin "escape" through leads into a fake forest constructed within the apartment, leading to the original witch's GingerbreadHouse.
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* EldritchLocation: The apartment, which can travel, has doors that disappear when Natacha wants them to, has a massive library stretching up to an incredible height, and initially has a fake window showing the New York City skyline that fools Alex. [[spoiler:The back door that Alex and Yazmin "escape" through leads into a fake forest constructed within the apartment, leading to the original witch's GingerbreadHouse.]]
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The cat, Lenore, starts the film as TheMole for Natacha, spying on the kids and reporting to her. After Alex saves him from Natacha's wrath and heals wounds he sustained courtesy of a Shredder, he grows much kinder to Alex and Yazmin, [[spoiler:eventually betraying Natacha by mixing the sleeping potion into the mist she sprays on herself]].
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* CorrectionBait: In order to get the final ingredient of a sleeping potion to use against her, Alex and Yaz decide to trick Natacha into giving it up by writing a story that deliberately uses an incorrect ingredient, knowing she'll be compelled to correct it. They're right.
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* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:Natacha was "unicorn girl", lured into the apartment and forced to clean the oven after she roasted other kids inside to eat them. She pretended to be loyal, but managed to successfully drug the witch and escape. But after she realized her parents had long since left their home after she disappeared, she [[BreakTheCutie broke]], returned to the apartment, trapped the witch and assumed her role as caretaker of the apartment.]]
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''Nightbooks'' is a horror film based on the 2018 book by J. A. White. It was released on September 15, 2021 on Netflix.
Alex Mosher is a young boy from Brooklyn with a hobby of writing scary stories. When he's kidnapped by Natacha, a WickedWitch (Creator/KrystenRitter), he's forced to tell stories to her to stay alive. He befriends the witch's housemaid, a girl called Yazmin. It's up to them to find a way to escape.
Alex Mosher is a young boy from Brooklyn with a hobby of writing scary stories. When he's kidnapped by Natacha, a WickedWitch (Creator/KrystenRitter), he's forced to tell stories to her to stay alive. He befriends the witch's housemaid, a girl called Yazmin. It's up to them to find a way to escape.
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''Nightbooks'' is a horror film based on the 2018 book by J. A. White.White and directed by David Yarovesky (''Film/{{Brightburn}}''). It was released on September 15, 2021 on Netflix.
Alex Mosher is a young boy from Brooklyn with a hobby of writing scary stories. When he's kidnapped by Natacha, a WickedWitch (Creator/KrystenRitter), he's forced to tell stories to her to stay alive. He befriends the witch's housemaid, agirl called fellow captive named Yazmin. It's up to them to find a way to escape.
Alex Mosher is a young boy from Brooklyn with a hobby of writing scary stories. When he's kidnapped by Natacha, a WickedWitch (Creator/KrystenRitter), he's forced to tell stories to her to stay alive. He befriends the witch's housemaid, a
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Alex and Yazmin manage to escape and return to their parents, killing the original witch in the process. But Natacha survived]]
* EyeScream: The monster in the garden almost tears into Yazmin's eyes, but is stopped by Alex.
* FriendlessBackground: [[spoiler: Alex wasn't popular in school for his love of scary stories. He ended up stopping writing them because of that.]]
* GingerbreadHouse: The final part of the movie takes place in one. It's where
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Alex and Yazmin manage to escape and return to their parents, killing the original witch in the process. But the other kids Natacha
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:During her prolonged period asleep, the original witch began fusing with the candy in her gingerbread house.]]
* EldritchLocation: The apartment, which can travel, has doors that disappear when Natacha wants them to, has a massive library stretching up to an incredible height, and initially has a fake window showing the New York City skyline that fools Alex. [[spoiler:The back door that Alex and Yazmin "escape" through leads into a fake forest constructed within the apartment, leading to the original witch's GingerbreadHouse.
* EyeScream: A [[CreatorThumbprint director trademark]]. The
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* GingerbreadHouse: The final part of the movie takes place in one.
* GodzillaThreshold: Unwilling to submit to Natacha's whims any longer, [[spoiler:Alex deliberately ends his final story with a HappyEnding to wake the original witch so she can fight Natacha.]]
* LesserOfTwoEvils: Natacha considers herself this [[spoiler:compared to the original witch, who cooked and ate children.]]
* LetsYouAndHimFight: [[spoiler:After invoking the GodzillaThreshold above, Alex, Yazmin and Lenore escape while Natacha is forced to confront the original witch. They successfully escape the apartment, but unfortunately the original witch comes after them once she defeats Natacha.]]
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* NightmareFetishist: Natacha enjoys scary stories a lot. She reacts negatively to any monsters, [[spoiler: It's revealed that that's because scary stories keep the witch asleep]]
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* NightmareFetishist: Natacha enjoys scary stories a lot. She reacts negatively to any monsters, inaccuracies that take her out of the narrative. [[spoiler: It's revealed that that's because scary stories keep the witch asleep]]asleep]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Natacha isn't the original witch; she's a former victim ("unicorn girl") who escaped, realized she'd been abandoned by her family during her time in captivity, returned to the apartment, trapped the original witch in a deep sleep and began stealing her power.]]
* SchmuckBait: How the apartment lures children in. Alex is lured in by a TV playing ''Film/TheLostBoys'' and [[SchmuckBanquet pumpkin pie]]; Yaz was lured in with some of her grandmother's cooking; and a previous victim [[spoiler:later revealed to be Natacha herself]] was lured in with a unicorn.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Natacha isn't the original witch; she's a former victim ("unicorn girl") who escaped, realized she'd been abandoned by her family during her time in captivity, returned to the apartment, trapped the original witch in a deep sleep and began stealing her power.]]
* SchmuckBait: How the apartment lures children in. Alex is lured in by a TV playing ''Film/TheLostBoys'' and [[SchmuckBanquet pumpkin pie]]; Yaz was lured in with some of her grandmother's cooking; and a previous victim [[spoiler:later revealed to be Natacha herself]] was lured in with a unicorn.
* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: [[spoiler:''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' is based on the original witch and her GingerbreadHouse.]]
* {{Unicorn}}: A past victim of the apartment was lured inside with one. [[spoiler:Alex and Yazmin later encounter one in the forest near the gingerbread house, which Natacha, who was the unicorn girl, created with the witch's power.]]
* {{Unicorn}}: A past victim of the apartment was lured inside with one. [[spoiler:Alex and Yazmin later encounter one in the forest near the gingerbread house, which Natacha, who was the unicorn girl, created with the witch's power.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: Natacha shows no hesitation in threatening the children in her apartment, and seemingly is about to kill them at one point, [[spoiler: only stopped by the sleep potion.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: Natacha shows no hesitation in threatening the children in her apartment, and seemingly is about to kill them at one point, [[spoiler: only stopped by the sleep potion.]]]] And then there's [[spoiler:the original witch, who outright EatsBabies]].
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* WouldHurtAChild: Natacha shows no hesitation in threatening the children in her apartment, and seemingly is about to kill them at one point, [[spoiler: only stopped by the sleep potion.]]]]
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'''''Nightbooks''''' is a horror film based on the 2018 book by J. A. White. It was released on September 15, 2021 on Netflix.
Alex Mosher is a young boy from Brooklyn with a hobby of writing scary stories. When he's kidnapped by Natacha, a WickedWitch (Creator/KrystenRitter), he's forced to tell stories to her to stay alive. He befriends the witch's housemaid, a girl called Yazmin. It's up to them to find a way to escape.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Alex and Yazmin manage to escape and return to their parents, killing the original witch in the process. But Natacha survived]]
* EyeScream: The monster in the garden almost tears into Yazmin's eyes, but is stopped by Alex.
* FriendlessBackground: [[spoiler: Alex wasn't popular in school for his love of scary stories. He ended up stopping writing them because of that.]]
* GingerbreadHouse: The final part of the movie takes place in one. It's where
* MinimalistCast: For most of the movie, there's only four characters. Natacha, Alex, Yazmin and the cat Lenore.
* NightmareFetishist: Natacha enjoys scary stories a lot. She reacts negatively to any monsters, [[spoiler: It's revealed that that's because scary stories keep the witch asleep]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: The original witch is stuck in a coffin in the GingerbreadHouse. She awakens after Alex's last story.]]
* WickedWitch: Natacha, a witch with no qualms in enslaving children, who also kills people who she doesn't find useful. [[spoiler: And the original witch, who lured her into the apartment in the first place]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Natacha shows no hesitation in threatening the children in her apartment, and seemingly is about to kill them at one point, [[spoiler: only stopped by the sleep potion.]]
Alex Mosher is a young boy from Brooklyn with a hobby of writing scary stories. When he's kidnapped by Natacha, a WickedWitch (Creator/KrystenRitter), he's forced to tell stories to her to stay alive. He befriends the witch's housemaid, a girl called Yazmin. It's up to them to find a way to escape.
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQO16k5Vdow Trailer]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Alex and Yazmin manage to escape and return to their parents, killing the original witch in the process. But Natacha survived]]
* EyeScream: The monster in the garden almost tears into Yazmin's eyes, but is stopped by Alex.
* FriendlessBackground: [[spoiler: Alex wasn't popular in school for his love of scary stories. He ended up stopping writing them because of that.]]
* GingerbreadHouse: The final part of the movie takes place in one. It's where
* MinimalistCast: For most of the movie, there's only four characters. Natacha, Alex, Yazmin and the cat Lenore.
* NightmareFetishist: Natacha enjoys scary stories a lot. She reacts negatively to any monsters, [[spoiler: It's revealed that that's because scary stories keep the witch asleep]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: The original witch is stuck in a coffin in the GingerbreadHouse. She awakens after Alex's last story.]]
* WickedWitch: Natacha, a witch with no qualms in enslaving children, who also kills people who she doesn't find useful. [[spoiler: And the original witch, who lured her into the apartment in the first place]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Natacha shows no hesitation in threatening the children in her apartment, and seemingly is about to kill them at one point, [[spoiler: only stopped by the sleep potion.]]
