Dark Remains

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Dark Remains
Directed byBrian Avenet-Bradley
Written byBrian Avenet-Bradley
Produced byLaurence Avenet-Bradley
Starring
  • Cherri Christian
  • Greg Thompson
  • Scott Hodges
CinematographyLaurence Avenet-Bradley
Edited byBrian Avenet-Bradley
Music by Benedikt Brydern
Production
company
Avenet Images
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dark Remains 2005 American horror film written and directed by Brian Avenet-Bradley. It stars Greg Thompson, Cheri Christian, and Scott Hodges. A couple believes their dead daughter may be trying to contact them.

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Plot

After their daughter Emma dies, Julie and Allen Pyke move to a rural area. In photographs Julie takes of it, she sees images of Emma, whom she believes may want to tell them something.

Cast

Release

Dark Remains was released on home video on December 26, 2006. [1]

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety called it "a genuinely creepy ghost story that packs maximum dread per reel". [2] Bloody Disgusting rated it 4/5 stars and wrote: "All in all, unbelievable. Dark Remains is a suspense film the like of which hasn’t been released in a long time." [3] Joshua Siebalt of Dread Central rated it 3.5/5 stars: "All in all, Dark Remains is a very solid ghost story with enough attention to detail and characterization to set it aside from its contemporaries." [4]

Mitchell Wells of Horror Society wrote: "If you are a horror fan, I would really encourage you to watch it and see how the director is greatly influenced by old ghost films as well as new age ones." [5] Mike Long of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that though the films "contains some creepy moments", the film was often boring, confusing, or both. [6]

It was awarded best picture at the 2005 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival. [7]

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