Dark Haul (2014)

The meaning of cryptic prophesy splits apart a team of secretive guardians as they transport by 18-wheeler truck, a deadly creature and it's half-human sister from an ineffectual holding ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Wise

Writer:

Ben Crane (screenwriter)

Stars:

Tom Sizemore, Rick Ravanello, Adrienne LaValley

Cast

Credited cast:
Tom Sizemore	...	Knicks
Rick Ravanello	...	Damon
Adrienne LaValley	...	Maya
Anthony Del Negro	...	Tommy
Greg Nutcher	...	Father Leeds
Evalena Marie	...	Zib
Chris Dyer	...	Freckles
Kerry McGann	...	Mother Leeds
Steven A. Miller	...	Jimmy
Paul Drechsler-Martell	...	Crooked Tooth
Brett Lapeyrouse	...	Bally Leader
Jae Greene	...	Glasses
Kevin Shea	...	Father Tito
Caitlin Zoz	...	Midwife (as Caitlin McInerney)
Jacqui Denski	...	Waitress

Storyline

The meaning of cryptic prophesy splits apart a team of secretive guardians as they transport by 18-wheeler truck, a deadly creature and it's half-human sister from an ineffectual holding place to a more secure location. The sister's hidden agenda undermines the mission releasing the beast resulting in an all-out battling for the fate of the world. Only then is the true meaning of the prophesy is discovered in this mysterious and thrilling, action-packed creature feature.

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Taglines:

Pray That It Never Arrives

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Monster Truck

Company Credits

Production Co:

Synthetic Cinema International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The opening scene is set in the 1700s, but the little demon born of the woman is captured in a modern plastic container.

User Reviews

More enjoyable than expected but still flawed

Being transported to a new location, a Jersey Devil and his half-human sister see the trip as a chance to escape capture and lead the crew deep into their forested home where they launch a terrifying battle to save each other.

This one's not so bad and really does have some decent parts about it. One of the better qualities to this one is the fact that it tends to not only utilize the grossly-underused Jersey Devil as a main creature here without really making sure that it brings about the film's few instances of rather dynamic qualities because of that. The back-story, as well as the interplay between the two due to their familial relationship, makes for quite a unique take on the monster while still giving off the traditional elements found in those movies which is where this one scores quite well. That also leaves the second half to become quite a bit more fun here with this one generating most of it's good action scenes with the full force coming into play here with a thrilling escape scene, numerous ambushes along the dash to freedom and the whole thing being augmented by the tense stand-off in the cottage which is where this one really comes into great use with a particularly exciting series of brawls with the creature as it wipes them out one-by-one while also engaging in the inner discord among the trapped gang who have her among them and the distrust she manufactures by being there. That continuing plot-thread, despite being on the biggest harms to the movie by clearly being obvious about her intents which cause her captors with supposedly plenty of experience dealing with her to look like the biggest bunch of morons for being so oblivious, here works in the film's favor by ramping up the tension in the moment quite well and allowing for even more good to come from these scenes beyond the high-quality action and body count delivered already. That growing distrust among the group towards her does cause this some good elsewhere as it provides plenty of action throughout as the requirement for her to be around in order to control the more demonic being allows for a lot of great confrontations here with the opening chase through the factory and the later encounter at the diner which turns into a somewhat-decent car chase gives this a really unique look while also giving off plenty of action throughout here. That still doesn't make up for the films' one big flaw, which is the aforementioned inability to make out how she continually initiates everything despite repeated claims to the contrary that she's on their side and getting everything started which causes them to look woefully ineffective despite having tons of experience guarding her. It makes this come off a little more stupid than it really should, but overall this is still a solid creature feature.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.