Dark House (2009 film)
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Directed by | Darin Scott |
Screenplay by | Darin Scott |
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Cinematography | Philip Lee |
Edited by | Charles Bornstein |
Music by | Vincent Gillioz |
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Distributed by | Lightning Media |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Dark House is a
Plot
Dark House tells the story of the Old Darrode House, where Mrs. Janet Darrode ran a
Fourteen years later, local girl and student actress Claire Thompson has been seeing her therapist over an experience she had in the house which left her disturbed. He suggests that she revisit the old house, but she has never been able to get past the gate.
When horror
Claire finally manages to remember what happened in the house years ago. She was fostered under the care of Mrs. Darrode, who was an abusive religious fanatic. As a child Claire one day led a rebellion among the other kids. They burned their Holy Bibles and rejected Mrs. Darrode's teachings. Mrs. Darrode flew into a psychotic rage and murdered all the children, labeling them sinners and heretics, with the exception of Claire who only managed to escape by hiding in a closet. Then struck by remorse for what she had done, Mrs. Darrode thrust her hands into the kitchen garbage disposal and killed herself.
In the present day after remembering, Claire loses her fear and flies at Mrs. Darrode, who disappears. She is discovered by the police, who believe she was responsible for the murders and is committed to a mental asylum.
In the final scenes of the film, the girl who discovered the scene all those years ago also comes to the house to try to come to terms with her trauma. She and her boyfriend are quickly locked into the house and are killed. The film ends with Claire strapped to a straitjacket in a padded cell screaming "SHE'S STILL OUT THERE!"
Cast
- Jeffrey Combs as Walston Rey
- Meghan Ory as Claire Thompson
- Diane Salinger as Mrs. Janet Darrode
- Matt Cohen as Rudy
- Shelly Cole as Lily
- Danso Gordon as Eldon
- Ryan Melander as Bruce
- Bevin Prince as Ariel
- Meghan Maureen McDonough as Samantha
- Scott Whyte as Moreton
Reception
Critical reception has been mixed.
References
- ^ Cinema Village. [1] Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, 2010-07-30
- ^ Opera Plaza Cinema, San Francisco, CA. [2] Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, 2010-07-30
- ^ The Magnolia, Dallas, TX. [3] Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2010-07-30
- ^ "Dark House". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Weinberg, Scott. "FEARNET Movie Review: 'Dark House'". Fearnet. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Darling, Cary. "Dark House (review)". Dallas News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Brown, Peter. "Review: Confused Dark House Seeks an Identity". STYD. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
External links
- Dark House at IMDb
- Dark House at AllMovie
- Dark House at Rotten Tomatoes