Into the Dark

Violence and gore is heavy and sometimes sexually tinged: a dead body wrapped in plastic is dragged around, a man's throat is slit with gouts of blood, a man holds a knife to a woman's throat while she flirts with him, a character is stabbed in the head and suddenly killed. Characters gruesomely mutilate and dispose of a dead body; we don't see the body being chopped up and dissolved, but they narrate their actions "Guys, the skin is coming off! He's leaking!"

Sexual content varies by episode, but expect mature jokes and references that may have a gendered slant, such as when a man talks about sending "unsolicited dick pics" to a woman friend.

Cursing and language is common: "s--t," "f--k," "f---ing," "bitch," "damn," "s--thead," "hell," "a--hole," "d--k" (referring to the body part).

Like sexual content, this varies by episode, but in one, partygoers are seen guzzling liquor and having it poured into their mouths, as well as snorting lines of white powder. Some characters smoke cigarettes.

Parents need to know that Into the Dark is a horror anthology series with movie-long episodes each overseen by horror production company Blumhouse Productions. Expect extreme violence: Characters are suddenly and messily dispatched on-camera -- stabbed, throats slit, shot, bludgeoned -- often with sickening noises on the soundtrack and dripping, pooling, spurting blood. Violence may also have a gendered/sexual tinge, as when a man stabs a women in the middle of kissing her. Sexual content varies by episode, but can include kissing, references to sex, and rude jokes about sex. Language is frequent: "f--k," "f---ing," "s--t," "a--hole," and the like. Substance use and abuse also varies by episode, but can include cigarette smoking, drinking, snorting of white powder.