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Darkness

  • Video
  • 1993
  • Unrated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
598
YOUR RATING
Darkness (1993)
Horror

A small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Ho... Read allA small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Holy water. Later he finds other survivors and they try to stay alive long enough to do batt... Read allA small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store, a lone avenger goes off to do battle with the undead, armed with shotgun, chainsaw, and Holy water. Later he finds other survivors and they try to stay alive long enough to do battle with Liven, king of the vampires.

  • Director
    • Leif Jonker
  • Writer
    • Leif Jonker
  • Stars
    • Gary Miller
    • Michael Gisick
    • Randall Aviks
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    598
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leif Jonker
    • Writer
      • Leif Jonker
    • Stars
      • Gary Miller
      • Michael Gisick
      • Randall Aviks
    • 29User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gary Miller
    • Tobe
    Michael Gisick
    • Greg
    Randall Aviks
    • Liven
    Cena Donham
    • Kelly
    Steve Brown
    • Jodie
    Lisa Franz
    • Dianne
    Bill Hooper
    • Glenn
    Christopher Owen Michael
    • Steve
    Jake Euker
    • John
    Veronica Page Dennen
    • Cop
    Bob Lower
    • Bob
    Jodie Way
    • Customer
    Brian Cardwell
    • Vampire
    Michael J. Martin
    • Vampire
    Ross Boehringer
    • Vampire
    Randall Moore
    • Vampire
    Diane S. Miller
    • Vampire
    Dedra Newby
    • Vampire
    • Director
      • Leif Jonker
    • Writer
      • Leif Jonker
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    8fulcigore

    No story. No acting. No budget. TERRIFIC SPLATTER! all in all, A GOOD MOVIE!

    The title of this review sums up my opinion on this gore scale-tipping splatterfest. This is a movie made by gorehounds for gorehounds.

    The "story" follows a vampire outbreak in what looks like a small town. A few metalheads have to defend themselves against hordes of zompires (I call them this because even though the movie is about vampires, they are basically zombies who can't stand the sun). Gore ensues as some kids die, some carve the zompires up with chainsaws and other weapons, all leading up to the goriest meltdown that is one of the goriest scenes I have ever seen.

    Like I said, this movie is for gorehounds and basically no one else, but if you seek splatter, look no further than Leif Jonker's Darkness.
    Otacon10

    Awesome independent horror!

    I bought this movie recently and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was way better than I thought it would be. With the budget that the filmmakers had I didn't expect "From Dusk Till Dawn," but this movie is awesome all the same. There was even a shot of Liven (the vampire king) coming out of the ground that would later be used in "John Carpenter's Vampires."

    This film shows vampirism among normal people and not wealthy and elegant aristocrats. The vampires in this film don't just suck blood from people's necks, they revel in it. There is a lot of cool gore in this film, too, which is amazing considering how low the budget was. The scene where a group of vampires start to disintegrate on a lonely road when the sun comes up in the middle of chasing the heroes of the film is the most memorable. Altogether this is an awesome film!
    JMconnell

    A low budget gem

    A vampire movie like no other. Leif Jonker should be praised for his attempts to drag the vampire genre out of the terrible goth phase its currently lingering in.

    A well written plot combines with great gore and some genuinely terrifying scenes to make a great movie. The sense of menace and terror is never far from the screen, and the end is truly horrific
    8Tromafreak

    Apocalyptic Horror Vol. 3: Even The Dead Will Scream

    The only thing darker than darkness, is Leif Jonker's Darkness. If you haven't seen this and are frustrated by the fact that all the good low-budget horror movies were made before the 90's, then you are in for quite a treat. Darkness is raw, untampered with horror, in it's purest form, relying on only the necessary elements of horror, well, that and a few dozen gallons of blood. The result is nothing short of apocalyptic. If there's a better "shot on video" movie than this, anywhere, I'd love to see it.

    When this nightmarish masterpiece begins, we don't know where this takes place, or when, all we know is that there is something to run from and all we can see, other than some guy running, is Darkness. The rant we hear from this guy, when he arrives at the gas station, makes you think the world could be ending, nope, it's only a vampire. Liven soon invades the gas station, and he takes all their blood for himself, except the guys friend, Toby, who gets away. Getting away, only to stop some of the carnage by killing the ones, in his town that Liven has killed and converted, before it's too late. Toby meets up with some teenagers who have lost their families to all the pitch black madness. Together, they go out into the darkness to stop some of this, and maybe track down Liven and put an end to this, once and for all.

    If any of that sounds appealing at all, you'll be thrilled to know that Darkness is probably the third or fourth goriest film in history. Another thing Darkness has going for it is a chilling score that will literally make you shiver. This movie gives you a dismal, hopeless feeling, as if all is truly lost, that these people are fighting the vampires for nothing. The gun shots even sound like thunder. I assume very little lighting was used on purpose, because it adds so much to the horror quality, and never mind the movie is called Darkness. Darkness is a masterpiece of horror, B-horror, or just film-making all together.

    Now, on to the The Vampire Version. In my view, you can't fix what is not broke, swaying from the original vision is no way to treat a masterpiece. Although the Original Version is a masterpiece, the Vampire Version is still, at the very least, a damn fine horror movie. What truly makes the original so much better is the score, it's a much better fit, it adds that extra hopelessness, the new music belongs in something totally different. Are you serious? I don't want to know that it's 37 minutes till sunrise, this version lacks the aura of mystery that the original possessed. Also, the Vampire Version is too cleaned up, pristine, and colorful, whats good for Hollywood trash isn't necessarily good for indy horror, considering all that, I still give The Vampire Version 10/10.

    Now, back to The original Version. I love this movie, Leif Jonker's Darkness is my all-time favorite horror film, it's what so many others were always going for, but only one guy got it right. Hopefully, Jonker will get the sequels right, although, somehow I doubt it, a black diamond like this only comes around once in a lifetime, although Im sure Vampire Ferox & Vampire Apocalypse will be awesome. Frankly, I'm getting awfully impatient. I first heard abut the sequels 2 years ago, and still, nothing. I suppose I can see how someone could mistake some of the genius of Darkness as slow, or boring, there's certain parts that you just don't know what's going on, but, that's just part of the mystery. If your'e sick of the same old "normal", big-budget horror, then you might not hate Darkness. I give the darkest film in existence, The Original Version 10/10.
    900

    This is a REALLY gory movie

    if you are a hardgore fan this is a MUST for you, this is the goriest movie i have ever seen. (yes, i have seen braindead). the end of this movie almost tops braindead's lawnmower massacre.

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      Named the "goriest vampire film of all time" by HorrorHound Magazine in 2015.
    • Quotes

      John: We've got to leave here! He is coming! It's too late! We're already dead!

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    • Release date
      • 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Darkness: The Vampire Version
    • Filming locations
      • Augusta, Kansas, USA
    • Production company
      • 13th Dream Entertainment
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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