Days of Darkness (2007 American film)

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Days of Darkness
Directed byJake Kennedy
Written byJake Kennedy
Produced by Kurt Anderson
Starring
Cinematography Brandon Trost
Edited by William Daniels
Music by Jamey Scott
Production
company
Swag Entertainment
Distributed by Lions Gate Films
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Days of Darkness is a 2007 American horror film written and directed by Jake Kennedy. Survivors of a zombie apocalypse, including a young couple played by Travis Brorsen and Roshelle Pattison, seek shelter in an abandoned military complex while they attempt to figure out what has caused the outbreak.

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Plot

After a comet passes near the earth, most of the population becomes cannibalistic zombies. Survivors gather at a military complex, where they discover that an alien parasite borne of the comet infects the zombies. The group includes Trent, a preacher, and his infected brother, Herbert; Simon, a gay man; Steve (who has been bitten on the arm) and Mimi, a young couple; Chad, a rancher; Kylie, an ex-porn star, and her daughter, Jane; two car salesmen, Slasher and DJ; and Lin, a soldier. As the infection worsens, the parasite causes men's genitals to fall off and virgin births among the females. After an unsuccessful attempt to forage for supplies that results in the deaths of several people, Steve attempts to save Mimi from the infection. As he anesthetizes her with alcohol prior to operating on her, the alien organism flees from her body. Realizing that alcohol can save them, they become drunk and use the rancher's whiskey supplies to destroy the zombies.

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Production

The alien parasites are based on a real-life parasitic castrator named Sacculina that preys upon crabs. The location, a decommissioned NORAD microwave station in Topanga, California, was purchased by a friend of the director. Once they had the location, the filmmakers came up with a story; the producers desired a zombie film. [1]

Release

Days of Darkness premiered at the 2007 Visionfest. [2] Lionsgate released it direct-to-video in the US on January 8, 2008. [3]

Reception

Brian Collins of Bloody Disgusting rated it 2/5 stars and called it "a zombie movie borne out of a drunken improv class". [4] Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Days of Darkness does just about everything right; yet, two crucial ingredients every good undead film should have are missing — good looking zombies and the appropriate amount of splatter." [5] Daniel Benson of HorrorTalk rated it 3/5 stars and called it "an odd film that suffers from pacing issues and finishes just as things get going", though it brings new ideas to a tired genre. [6] Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2, academic Peter Dendle said, "A few strange twists and some decent acting keep this humble Californian apocalypse on its feet." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010. McFarland & Company. pp. 55–56. ISBN   978-0-7864-6163-9.
  2. ↑ "New Zombie movie: Days of Darkness". Quiet Earth. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  3. ↑ Siebalt, Joshua (2008-01-07). "DVD Releases: Dragons & Sequels". Dread Central . Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  4. ↑ Collins, Brian (2007-10-21). "Days of Darkness: Rise of the Flesheaters". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  5. ↑ Barton, Steve (2007-10-10). "Days of Darkness (DVD)". Dread Central . Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  6. ↑ Benson, Daniel (2009-07-21). "Days of Darkness". HorrorTalk. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
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