Edges of Darkness

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Edges of Darkness
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Directed byBlaine Cade
Jason Horton
Written byBlaine Cade
Jason Horton
Produced byStephen Kayo
StarringAnnemarie Pazmino
Lee Perkins
Michelle Rose
CinematographyJames L. Bills
Edited byJason Horton
Music byPakk Hui
Production
company
Zapruter Productions
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date
  • September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000[ citation needed ]

Edges of Darkness is a 2008 American direct to video horror film directed by Jason Horton and Blaine Cade. The plot is about three interconnected tales of terror set against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse.

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Plot

Edges of Darkness tells the tales of three groups of survivors held up in an apartment complex during a zombie apocalypse. With their food supply dwindling, a vampire couple kidnaps a young girl. They intend to bleed her slowly to survive, but things don't go exactly as planned. Dean, an obsessed horror writer is holed up with his neglected wife, Dana. Dean keeps his sanity by burying himself in his writing. He installs a new processor to run his computer on their limited generator power, but soon finds out there's a high price to pay. Heather, a survival nut, rescues a young mother and her son from a horde of zombies. She takes them back to the complex. However, she soon discovers the mother and son are on the run from a group of renegade priests hellbent on destroying the boy. [1]

Cast

Production

Shooting ended in February 2007, [2] and it was tested in June 2007. [3] Post-production was slowed by difficulties in scoring the film; after six months of delays, it finished in February 2008. [4]

Release

Edges of Darkness played on United Kingdom television station Zone Horror in 2009. [5] Anchor Bay Entertainment released it on DVD on September 22, 2009. [6]

Reception

Reviews of the video were mixed. Beyondhollywood.com stated in its review, "[Edges of Darkness is] not really anything above a B-level, straight-to-video product...Low budget films aren't usually known for their award-winning dialogue or fine acting, and Edges of Darkness conforms to the standard. The dialogue never feels "real," and the acting is pretty wooden. That said, I can see several of these actors advancing in their careers." [7] Mike Phalin of Dread Central was more positive; he rated Edges of Darkness 3 out of 5 stars and said, "When thinking back on Edges of Darkness, the positives far outweigh the bad. The independent film market is flooded with flops that don't try in the least to break new ground, but Jason Horton and his crew created something that breathes life into a tired and clichéd subgenre. Edges of Darkness is certainly an anthology that should be expanded as it employs many creative ideas and a cast of memorable characters." [8] Peter Dendle called the stories "thin and unconnected" though an improvement over Rise of the Undead . [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "EDGES OF DARKNESS director opens his TRAP". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ↑ Phalin, Mike (2007-02-17). "Zombie Anthology Darkness Wraps". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  3. ↑ Phalin, Mike (2007-06-22). "Edges Of Darkness Tease Us". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  4. ↑ Phalin, Mike (2008-02-21). "Edges of Darkness Complete!". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  5. ↑ Moore, Debi (2009-06-08). "Japanese Edges of Darkness Poster". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  6. ↑ Moore, Debi (2009-08-04). "Edges of Darkness DVD Artwork". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Edges of Darkness (2008) Movie Review". beyondhollywood.com. May 26, 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  8. ↑ Phalin, Mike (23 September 2008). "Edges of Darkness (2008)". Dread Central . Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  9. ↑ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000-2010. McFarland Publishing. p. 88. ISBN   9780786492886.
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