Dark Circles (2013)

Alex and Penny are sick of the hectic city life and decide a move out to the country to raise their newborn child. But they don't expect the horrors threatening their relationship and family.

Director:

Paul Soter

Writer:

Paul Soter

Stars:

Brett Beoubay, Jamie Bernstein, Ashley Braud

Cast

Credited cast:
Brett Beoubay	...	EMT
Jamie Bernstein	...	Self - Musician
Ashley Braud	...	Reporter (voice)
Philippe Brenninkmeyer	...	Michael
Rebecca Collins	...	Bar patron
Jenn Foreman	...	Nancy (as Jennifer Foreman)
Andrea Frankle	...	Johanna
Anthony Michael Frederick	...	Mover
Derrick Freeman	...	Frontman
Pell James	...	Penny
Arabella Landrum	...	Tanner
Ever Eloise Landrum	...	Tanner
Grace LaRocca	...	Bar Patron
Michael Patrick Rogers	...	Construction Worker (as Michael Rogers)
Johnathon Schaech	...	Alex

Storyline

Haunted house film about a pair of sleep deprived parents who begin to experience disturbing visions after moving from the city to a country estate. Alex and Penny have just become parents of a baby boy when they decide that the city is no place to raise a child. Relocating to a farmhouse, the couple finds their relationship deteriorating due to the demands of caring for a newborn, including a lack of sleep. When Alex and Penny begin seeing a mysterious woman around the house, they at first dismiss the sightings as hallucinations brought on by sleep deprivation. But as the visions appear more often, the parents are forced to consider that evils are at work in their home. By the time the truth about their new home is revealed, their tenuous grip on sanity has already begun to slip.

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural power | psychotronic film | haunted house | after dark | ghost | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and bloody images

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie the babysitter is watching is another Afterdark Horrorfest movie, Perkins' 14.

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Soundtracks

War Torn Town
Written and Performed by Kristin Diable

User Reviews

An intermediate movie

I read some reviews here after watching the movie. I have watched a lot of horror movies since I am a big fan of the genre. To me, this movie was not scary except last minutes but it might be very interesting for someone else and the reason is that the acceptance of a horror movie is concerned with audiences in different way. Some people enjoy horror movies based on ghosts and haunting houses, some others may prefer slasher ones and some ones like all sub-genres of horror movies. This movie is about a newly purchased house by a couple with their new born baby who move there and have insomnia. Very soon some strange things happen and a chilling lady is seen by them. In my opinion, the film was directed not bad but the written story was not enough good. Paul Soter wrote the story and directed the film as well. I previously saw his other written and directed movie,"Watching the Detective (2007)" and I think that one was a better work as a comedy-romantic movie but this movie lacks very effective shocking elements. First of all that ghost- form lady was not terrible and creepy. Second, killing of the ghost- form lady was funny if you think she was just a homeless woman looking for a baby or revenge not a ghost! Third, 3 persons (Nancy, Micheal, and the creepy lady) were killed in that house at the end and the couple (Alex and Penny) were sitting in an ambulance after the arrival of rescue forces but who the hell didn't suspect to them as murderer(s)?! Apart of these problems, the movie had relatively good filming and acting. My rating to this film was 5 out of 10. Watching this movie is up to you I don't recommend you to see or not to see it but of course not worth for second time!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dark Circles

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

After Dark Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1