Fear(s) Of The Dark

One of the numerous outstanding animation films amongst other selection in the upcoming Animation Nation 2008, featuring the impeccable Charles Burns helming one of the five stories in this anthology film. A brief synopsis from the official site. Different black-and-white animation techniques tell several scary stories. There's a story of a teenage boy who meets the wrong girl. Another tale deals with a small community where people disappear and are never seen again. Then there's the narrative of a little Japanese girl who suffers from horrible nightmares followed by a tale where a man doesn't get the rest he hoped for in an old not-so-abandoned house. These stories are connected by the story about a man with a devilish smile and four enormous dogs from hell and by a woman's monologue about her fears.