Darkness (Video 1997)

A small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Leif Jonker

Writer:

Leif Jonker

Stars:

Gary Miller, Michael Gisick, Randall Aviks

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Miller	...	Tobe
Michael Gisick	...	Greg
Randall Aviks	...	Liven
Cena Donham	...	Kelly
Steve Brown	...	Jodie
Lisa Franz	...	Dianne
Bill Hooper	...	Glenn
Christopher Owen Michael	...	Steve
Jake Euker	...	John
Veronica Page Dennen	...	Cop
Bob Lower	...	Bob
Jodie Way	...	Customer
Brian Cardwell	...	Vampire
Michael J. Martin	...	Vampire
Ross Boehringer	...	Vampire

Storyline

A small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Holy water. Later he finds other survivors and they try to stay alive long enough to do battle with Liven, king of the vampires.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | chainsaw | boy eaten | gore | blood | 

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Taglines:

Even the dead will scream.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1997 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Darkness: The Vampire Version

Filming Locations:

Augusta, Kansas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

13th Dream Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Liven: There's nothing to fear - the night takes care of its own, and we are the night. I am the breath of the beast called night - I am darkness.

User Reviews

Energy & Enthusiasm Can't Save This No-Budget Splatterfest

A small town is attacked by a horde of bloodthirsty vampires. The only hope is a lone avenger and a group of ragtag survivors.

Released in 1993, "Darkness" garnered something of a cult following upon release. It's easy to see why-it's loaded (and I mean freaking loaded) with gore, and it's energy and enthusiasm, like that found in other no-budget cult horror flicks like "The Dead Next Door" and "The Children of Ravensback", is actually rather infectious.

While that may be true, that's sadly not enough to save it. The film was shot on a Super 8, so the image is grainy and dark, making things very difficult to see (it would have been great if it had obscured the protagonists dreadful mullet.) Also grating is the soundtrack, made up of annoying Casio Keyboard and even more annoying Death Metal (seriously, what is it with these no budget horror flicks and bad Death Metal?) While one isn't expecting Oscar worthy performances, the acting is still strictly amateur hour, as the actors sometimes seem almost confused instead of frightened or threatened.

In the end, I'm sure fans of no-budget gorefests will love this. Everyone else though, will wish there was a little more meat on the ribs.