Orion And The Dark __top__ Jun 2026

Orion is terrified of the dark until Dark—personified as a gentle, starry, "Barbapapa-esque" giant—invites him on a tour of the night.

. Originally a celebrated picture book by Emma Yarlett (2015) and recently adapted into a Netflix animated feature (2024), the story follows Orion, an 11-year-old boy paralyzed by a seemingly endless list of fears. While he worries about everything from killer clowns to overflowing toilets, his greatest nemesis is the dark. A Literal Encounter with Fear Orion and the Dark

, a 5th-grader paralyzed by a massive list of irrational fears—from clogging the school toilet to his greatest phobia: the dark. rogersmovienation.com The Manifestation : One night, the literal personification of Orion is terrified of the dark until Dark—personified

This is the rare family film that functions on two distinct levels. the story follows Orion