The Dark Tapes
- 20162016
- 1h 38min
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
3.2K
YOUR RATING
A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the parano... Read allA genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
3.2K
YOUR RATING
- Directors
- Michael McQuown
- Vincent J. Guastini(segment To Catch a Demon)
- Writer
- Stars
Top credits
- Directors
- Michael McQuown
- Vincent J. Guastini(segment To Catch a Demon)
- Writer
- Stars
- Awards
- 17 wins & 23 nominations
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- Directors
- Michael McQuown
- Vincent J. Guastini(segment To Catch a Demon)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.
- Taglines
- Face the unknown.
- Genres
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaEmilia Zoryan Also Appeared in A very similar Found-Footage movie Called, VHS: Viral.
- GoofsThe word "alcohol" does not come from the Arabic word "al ghoul" but from the Arabic "al kohl", which is a powdered antimony that was used as a kind of eye-liner. Nothing to do with ghouls or spirits.
- Crazy creditsDuring the first part of the end credits, one of the beings is talking in voice over while the credits roll.
Top review
should've been more focused
As of finishing the movie and coming to the IMDB page, I'm still not certain if each of the segments in this film are connected, or even if they unfold in the same shared universe.
Some of the segments have some great ideas but poor execution, namely the pervading one set in 2007 with the professor and the two people. They explore the idea that "ghosts" are actually "inter-dimensional creatures" that exist at a rate of time dilation far faster than ours, similar to the aliens in "Dragon's Egg", so that actual ghost sightings are so rare because it would mean one of these creatures would have to be standing still for hours at a time just for us to be able to see it for one second.
Rather than explore and flesh out this idea in the other segments or in its own segments, we get a random, pointless encounter with one of these creatures that looks for the life of me like a clown mask on a pile of rubber monster costume pieces. This clown creature says it is not a simple flesh-eating ghoul, yet proceeds to do absolutely nothing to dissuade them, randomly attacking and trying to kill them.
As for the other segments, they are a very mixed bag, with none of them being particularly interesting on their own except maybe the Ghost Hunters one. The Cam Girls one was deeply intriguing until the tepid reveal at the very end.
Overall this was a series of mini films that had no reason to exist, and which did not give any justification otherwise.
Some of the segments have some great ideas but poor execution, namely the pervading one set in 2007 with the professor and the two people. They explore the idea that "ghosts" are actually "inter-dimensional creatures" that exist at a rate of time dilation far faster than ours, similar to the aliens in "Dragon's Egg", so that actual ghost sightings are so rare because it would mean one of these creatures would have to be standing still for hours at a time just for us to be able to see it for one second.
Rather than explore and flesh out this idea in the other segments or in its own segments, we get a random, pointless encounter with one of these creatures that looks for the life of me like a clown mask on a pile of rubber monster costume pieces. This clown creature says it is not a simple flesh-eating ghoul, yet proceeds to do absolutely nothing to dissuade them, randomly attacking and trying to kill them.
As for the other segments, they are a very mixed bag, with none of them being particularly interesting on their own except maybe the Ghost Hunters one. The Cam Girls one was deeply intriguing until the tepid reveal at the very end.
Overall this was a series of mini films that had no reason to exist, and which did not give any justification otherwise.
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- phenomynouss
- Feb 11, 2018
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- Тёмные киноплёнки
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- Budget
- $65,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 38min
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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