Dark House (2014 film)

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Dark House
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Directed by Victor Salva
Written byVictor Salva
Charles Agron
Based on"Dark House"
by Charles Agron
Produced byCharles Agron
Don E. FauntLeRoy
Steve Nguyen
Victor Salva
Starring Tobin Bell
Lesley-Anne Down
Luke Kleintank
Alex McKenna
CinematographyDon E. FauntLeRoy
Edited byEd Marx
Music by Benson Taylor
Production
company
Charles Agron Productions
Distributed byPaladin
Release date
  • March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dark House (also known as Haunted) is a 2014 American horror film directed by Victor Salva and starring Tobin Bell, Lesley-Anne Down and Luke Kleintank. [1] The film follows a man named Nick Di Santo, who discovers that not only is his long-lost father alive, but that he may be able to explain the source of his clairvoyant abilities.

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Plot

The film tells the story of Nick Di Santo (Kleintack), who is tormented by his ability to touch someone and see exactly how they will die. On his 23rd birthday, Nick is summoned by his mother Lillian (Down) to the asylum where she has been institutionalized since his childhood. Hoping that her request to see him is a sign of improvement, Nick is stunned by her revelation that the father he thought was long dead is really alive, and that he may know the origin of Nick's terrible gift. Nick sets out to find his father Seth with his best friend Ryan (Anthony Rey Perez) and girlfriend Eve (Alex McKenna). Every road they take on the journey leads them back to the same abandoned mansion—a house that only existed in Nick's childhood imagination, or so he thought. Finally succumbing to the will of the house, Nick becomes embroiled in a battle with a dark figure (Bell).

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for Dark House has been predominantly negative and the film holds a rating of 9% on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 2.8/10, based on 11 reviews. [2] The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter both panned the film, with the latter stating that "The generic title is not even the most unimaginative element of this overstuffed, cliche-ridden horror film." [3] [4] Nerdist News also criticized the film, as they felt that it contained too many elements that "merely clutters up a film that might find more power in being simple." [5] As is common with Salva's films, some critics, such as John Squires of Bloody Disgusting, refused to review the film based on the director's criminal convictions for child molestation and child pornography. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (March 13, 2014). "Some Things Go Bump in the Daytime, Too, 'Dark House,' by Victor Salva, Finds Horror in the Woods". The New York Times .
  2. ↑ "Dark House (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2014-03-13). "'Dark House,' by Victor Salva, Finds Horror in the Woods". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  4. ↑ Scheck, Frank (March 11, 2014). "Dark House: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  5. ↑ SEIBOLD, WITNEY (2014-03-12). "Review: DARK HOUSE". Nerdist. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  6. ↑ "I Won't Be Watching or Supporting 'Dark House'… And Here's Why". Halloween Love. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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