James Berardinelli: Review. In: Reelviews. 25. August 2011, abgerufen am 16. Mai 2024 (englisch): „[T]he viewer's attention is so arrested by the palpable sense of dread that it's easy to overlook many of the most head-scratching questions[.] The filmmakers might have been better off making this a period piece[, but t]he coupling of Madison's lonely, frightened performance with the weighty sense of atmosphere developed by Nixey and cinematographer Oliver Stapleton provides Don't Be Afraid of the Dark with all the ammunition it needs.“
