Director:
Gary Irwin
Studio/Production Company:
Eventide Productions
Genre:
Horror
Length:
Short
Awards Won:
Best Short: 08 Fright Night Fest, 07 Full Moon Horror, Dread Central Fest, Dark Carnival Fest.
Best Short/Best Cinematography: 07 Atlanta HorrorFest.
Audience Award: Best Short - H.P. Lovecraft Film Fest.
Website:
http://eventideproductions.net/?page_id=64
Score:
5/5
At once spare and simple as well as rich and satisfying, “Of Darkness” is a treat; a genuinely scary short film that doesn't pull punches in the thrills department but also doesn't bludgeon the viewer with excessive gore or nonsense.
The film, which runs under 20 minutes, concerns a group of young boys who, like so many horror movie characters before them, do exactly what they know they should not do, succumb to temptation and flip through a mysterious and creepy looking book belonging to one of the guys recently deceased grandfather, reportedly a worshiper of Satan. Before long, lights inexplicably flicker and burn out, mayhem and chaos ensue. Fear of the dark, in this particular case, is completely legitimate.
The short running time precludes any real explanation of what exactly is going on, why and how to stop it but, in many ways that is the point, that, in the event of something like this actually happening, it is unlikely the participants would be sitting around and analyzing the finer points of the situation, that they would be trying to stay alive and, achieving that, survival, only then might they consider looking for answers.
Exquisitely produced on a presumably modest budget, the film, directed by Gary Irwin and written by Matt Casale, really succeeds because the filmmakers clearly know what scares audiences and they have the ample talent to deliver the goods. Beyond mere entertainment, “Of Darkness” could be a lesson in How To Make A Scary Movie 101.
Gary Irwin
Studio/Production Company:
Eventide Productions
Genre:
Horror
Length:
Short
Awards Won:
Best Short: 08 Fright Night Fest, 07 Full Moon Horror, Dread Central Fest, Dark Carnival Fest.
Best Short/Best Cinematography: 07 Atlanta HorrorFest.
Audience Award: Best Short - H.P. Lovecraft Film Fest.
Website:
http://eventideproductions.net/?page_id=64
Score:
5/5
At once spare and simple as well as rich and satisfying, “Of Darkness” is a treat; a genuinely scary short film that doesn't pull punches in the thrills department but also doesn't bludgeon the viewer with excessive gore or nonsense.
The film, which runs under 20 minutes, concerns a group of young boys who, like so many horror movie characters before them, do exactly what they know they should not do, succumb to temptation and flip through a mysterious and creepy looking book belonging to one of the guys recently deceased grandfather, reportedly a worshiper of Satan. Before long, lights inexplicably flicker and burn out, mayhem and chaos ensue. Fear of the dark, in this particular case, is completely legitimate.
The short running time precludes any real explanation of what exactly is going on, why and how to stop it but, in many ways that is the point, that, in the event of something like this actually happening, it is unlikely the participants would be sitting around and analyzing the finer points of the situation, that they would be trying to stay alive and, achieving that, survival, only then might they consider looking for answers.
Exquisitely produced on a presumably modest budget, the film, directed by Gary Irwin and written by Matt Casale, really succeeds because the filmmakers clearly know what scares audiences and they have the ample talent to deliver the goods. Beyond mere entertainment, “Of Darkness” could be a lesson in How To Make A Scary Movie 101.
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