Dark Hearts

I didn't expect much from this, I'm honestly not a sequel person. The fact I can now stream it was my deal breaker and I figured I'd watch the 8 short freebie scions to make up my mind.

By the time I was done my credit card was out to pay for the season pass. I am not disappointed. It appears the budget is a bit larger as there are more extras in scenes (the mental hospital comes to mind).

Yes, the delivery method will make you wait in anticipation for each next chapter. Never fear! If you re watch earlier chapters small things have changed.and there is also a bulletin board to discuss each session.

I'm picky about my horror films, this is a keeper.

Dark Hearts is the sequel MovApp (is this a thing?) to Haunting Melissa. They raised the bar to great heights with this one. It is clear they took all that they learned from making the first one as well as feedback from the very involved community and took their cinematic innovation to a whole new place.

From the first time you tap on the icon you'll know you're in for something totally new and unbelievably interactive. The menu system is full of intriguing visuals and audio that you'll be just as intensely captivated by as you are the movie itself.

The story is a mysterious and chilling tale that makes you question everything you see and hear and when you watch a chapter again you may find that the answer to "Did I just see that?" is yes....this time. The Dynamic Story Element concept they created fosters a viewing experience that is simply unparalleled. The mystery is so deeply rooted in not only the story but every frame of the video.

A purely masterful work of sound design accompanies the expertly directed episodes. The aural atmosphere complements each moment with complex layers of some pretty intense audio that has you listening just as close as you are watching.

Each chapter is released on a timeline specific to the user and after the first viewing you unlock access to that chapters discussion board which is filled with dedicated and sharp- eyed fans trading theories, questions, and sharing their own frightful experiences.

All in all, this is the future of filmmaking. Haunting Melissa caters wonderfully to the social media culture and marries filmmaking with personal technology in a way that keeps the viewer engaged with one movie for much longer than the usual 2 hour film. You'll be watching and talking about it for months!

When an episode of Dark Hearts drops, randomly appears as available for your watching, be prepared to drops all obligations and commitments for the rest of your day/night because you will be glued to your iPad (or iPhone) trying to rescue Melissa Strouge from Limp-Pimp, Aunty Pale Girl, The Broccoli Stalker, the Mutant Sugar Beet, the Evil Dr. Carroway (is she a real doctor?) and The Busch-Man (the nut never falls far from the Busch). Neal Edelstein and Hooked Digital Media have put new twists on an old genre that will keep you up late at night and checking, frequently, under the bed while, unexplainably, becoming highly suspect of any and all ORANGE objects in your environment.

I have been hooked on Haunting Melissa from the beginning & let me tell you that it's one of the most scariest, terrifying app you'll ever come across...& now the release of Dark Hearts, even better...for those who are starting to watch this app, please download first the Haunting Melissa app first before watching Dark Hearts as you'll need to know what's going on...so there's no confusion...when watching chapters for both HM & DH, make sure you re watch the same chapter again and again as there may be some changes to it...this is called a 'Dynamic Story Element' (DSE)...when you come across this change, take a snapshot of it, share it on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #HMDH #hauntingmelissa & start up your discussion/comments/theories with people... And see what everyone is thinking....helping each other in figuring out what's going on..one thing I'll say is please be patient with the chapters...sometimes they'll take a while to unlock but trust me when I say that the chapter will unlock when you least expect it...in DH, chapters 1-8 are short but from 9 onwards they will get longer....there are 25 chapters in total...hope you all enjoy this experience....Get ready, Dark Hearts is coming for you....happy hauntings 😱👻🙊🙉🙈

Smart themes, great storyline and just enough of that edge of your seat horror to whip your imagination into an adrenaline filled scare. Absolutely the best. I am Hooked! The use of chapters and social media outside of the app pulls you in - you can't help but check to see if there is a new chapter waiting for you! The music is subtly creepy and only adds to the overall mood. For horror fans, this will not disappoint you. The acting is excellent and the way the story is filmed is innovative and it pulls you in! This is one of the coolest uses of social media and film making since the Blair Witch efforts using story lines outside of the movie- even better this one doesn't make you sick from camera movement! Thank you to the HM team and the DH team that brought us such a great horror film and countless hours of entertainment.