Dark Awakening (2014)

A thriller centered on a couple who makes an old estate their new home and soon begin to see the spirits of dead children.

Directors:

Dean Jones (as Dean C. Jones), Dean Jones

Writers:

Josh Edwards, Dean Jones (as Dean C. Jones)

Stars:

Lance Henriksen, Jason Cook, Valerie Azlynn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lance Henriksen	...	Father Donovan O'Malley
Jason Cook	...	James Thomas
Valerie Azlynn	...	Jennifer Thomas
William Pifer	...	Danny
Lauren Sesselmann	...	Faith
Robert Crayton	...	Quentin
Tracey Coppedge	...	Mrs. Thomas
Gil Newsom	...	Henry Thomas
Viktor Hernandez	...	Garcia
R. Keith Harris	...	Mr. Korinthos
Karen Boles	...	Mrs. Korinthos
Vanelle	...	Marie Johnson
Dave Geddis	...	Old Man Jeeter
Cornelius Muller	...	Foreman
Marcella Rochelle	...	Old Woman Harris

Storyline

Terrifying experiences surround the Thomas family (James, Jennifer and little Danny) when temporally residing in an old family estate. They encounter the disturbing spirits of nine dead children, only to be compounded by something far more sinister and far more deadly.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost child | ghost | child | ghost girl | 

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Taglines:

Some secrets are better off buried.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a scene at the end of the credits.

User Reviews

Bloody Good

This may be Lance Henriksen's best role yet since he starred in the TV series Millennium. The film itself is shot with a filter that mutes bright tones and gives a richness to every color. The actors outside of Henriksen are also quite good at their craft, even if the lead male thinks he's Jack Nicholson toward the end of the story. The pacing is done well, but the opening courtroom scene was unnecessary to the plot of the story. The film ratchets up rather quickly in its last minutes, turning into quite a Slasher film comparable to The People Under the Stairs and The House of the Devil. Henriksen, by the way, plays a real Christian just as Edward Woodward did in The Wicker Man (a character that backfired on the director who made the film to be antichrist instead of Christian, with the opposite result). I'd like to give this film higher than a 6, but the Twilight Zone stares and small-town weirdness provides a factor not suitable to this ghost story. Like most of the films Henriksen stars in, this one is a mish-mash of ideas that don't finish percolating before the story is finished.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dark Awakening

Filming Locations:

Graham, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$367,925

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantic & Pacific Pictures, Cafe Oscuro Films, Nevermore Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color