Darkness Rising (film)

Darkness Rising is a 2017 supernatural horror film directed by Austin Reading.[1]

Darkness Rising
Directed byAustin Reading
Produced byJulie S. Fuller
Paul Finkel
Marcus Dean Fuller
Daniel Hyman
Jason Potash
Written byVikram Weet
StarringTara Holt
Katrina Law
Heather Mazur
Ted Raimi
Music byThomas Gamble
CinematographyAdam Biggs
Edited byRobert Bramwell
Distributed byIFC Midnight
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Reception

Frank Scheck for The Hollywood Reporter claimed the film "would be infuriating except that its terminal dullness saps the energy required for outrage."[2] Monica Castillo for The New York Times found that the film had potential but disappointed saying "Austin Reading's horror movie "Darkness Rising" has the makings of a solid haunted-house story...However, tossing these ingredients together does not guarantee a decent scare."[3] Noel Murray of The Los Angeles Times called the film "as blandly forgettable as its title."[4]

Maitland McDonagh for Film Journal International said "Ultimately, the trouble with Darkness Rising isn't that so much it's generic—Robert Wise's The Haunting (1963) is a classic that works with the same basic notes—as that the characters are so undefined that it's impossible to care what happens to them beyond wishing that they'd stop screaming."[5] Matt Boiselle for Dread Central gave the film two stars saying "Overall, I'd recommend Darkness Rising solely to fans of watered-down haunted house flicks, but only if damn near every other watered-down haunted house flick was unavailable to be viewed at that specific time—take a pass."[6] Horrorella for Aint It Cool News called it "a very mixed bag of good intentions, potentially interesting ideas and poor execution."[7]

References
  1. Collis, Clark (June 1, 2017). "Explore a house of horrors in exclusive trailer for Darkness Rising". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. Scheck, Frank (June 29, 2017). "'Darkness Rising': Film Revie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. Castillo, Monica (June 29, 2017). "Review: 'Darkness Rising,' a Bland Haunted-House Salad". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. Murray, Noel (June 29, 2017). "Going home again can be terrifying in otherwise bland horror film 'Darkness Rising'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  5. McDonagh, Maitland (June 29, 2017). "Film Review: Darkness Rising". Film Journal International. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. Boiselle, Matt (July 1, 2017). "Darkness Rising (2017)". Dread Central. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. "Horrorella Reviews DARKNESS RISING!". Ain't It Cool News. June 29, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.


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