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Dark House

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
2.3K
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Dark House (2009)
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A troupe of actors hired for a haunted house attraction soon find that they are working in a true house of horror.A troupe of actors hired for a haunted house attraction soon find that they are working in a true house of horror.A troupe of actors hired for a haunted house attraction soon find that they are working in a true house of horror.

  • Director
    • Darin Scott
  • Writers
    • Darin Scott
    • Kerry Douglas Dye
  • Stars
    • Jeffrey Combs
    • Meghan Ory
    • Diane Louise Salinger
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Darin Scott
    • Writers
      • Darin Scott
      • Kerry Douglas Dye
    • Stars
      • Jeffrey Combs
      • Meghan Ory
      • Diane Louise Salinger
    • 41User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Jeffrey Combs
    Jeffrey Combs
    • Walston
    Meghan Ory
    Meghan Ory
    • Claire
    Diane Louise Salinger
    Diane Louise Salinger
    • Mrs. Darrode
    Matt Cohen
    Matt Cohen
    • Rudy
    Shelly Cole
    Shelly Cole
    • Lily
    Danso Gordon
    Danso Gordon
    • Eldon
    Ryan Melander
    Ryan Melander
    • Bruce
    Bevin Prince
    Bevin Prince
    • Ariel
    Erin Cummings
    Erin Cummings
    • Paula
    Ian Reed Kesler
    Ian Reed Kesler
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    Meghan Maureen McDonough
    • Samantha
    Scott Whyte
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    Michael Copon
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    Michael Albala
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    • Director
      • Darin Scott
    • Writers
      • Darin Scott
      • Kerry Douglas Dye
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    adam-1894

    Dare Enter the Dark House (Creepy Laughter)

    The infamous Darroh (or something similar that almost sounds like dark) House in which seven foster children where brutally murdered 14 years ago, is being reopened as a horror attraction called Dark House. The owner of this horror bonanza (Waltson) hires six actors from an advanced acting class to scare the audiences. One of them, Claire (played by Megan Ory), witnessed the brutal suicide of the children's tormentor and views this new position as a way to bury the demons of the past.

    To assist are brave actors, the house works by an advanced hologram system designed to react to fear and excitement. The system gets possessed by the evil ghost of the foster mother and madness ensues. Soon our main protagonist and her friends realize they are locked in with no escape. To makes matters worse these holograms have the power to do real harm. Will they make it out alive?

    Overall I believe this movie grades into solid C (C+ maybe). The hologram idea is a little far-fetched, but it creates an interesting movie, not a terrible scary one. The acting is on cue with this type of movie (Including Jeffery Combs from the infamous Re-Animator) and the ending is a surprise, a rarity these days. If your in for something a little more cheesy then Waxwork, give it a gander.
    3hellholehorror

    Barely acceptable horror film

    Solid sound design with good use of surround. The picture looked boring. Very unimaginative story, totally unbelievable and a bit of a mess. Barely acceptable horror film lacking anything engaging. The problem is that they don't understand why people like dark house rides so when they make a film of it they get it wrong.
    4PatheticNewGuy

    Just, kinda forgettable

    Actors work at a fake haunted house only to find out it's real.

    DARK HOUSE aims for the always popular haunted house movie but falls way short. For starters, it takes 30 minutes to get to the house & no scares once there.

    Coombs is good but the back story is lame & grinds the movie to a halt every time it's explained, which is often. The other actors are all serviceable but no one stands out. And, I'll add, a twist so cornball it needs to be explained.

    It does not fall under the so bad it's good category, as it's not bad, just boring.

    For Coombs fans only.
    lorettathome-1

    Had Potential... too bad it lost it.

    This movie took a good first 5 minutes then lost me completely until the last 5 minutes, so 70 of the 80 some minutes of this movie were a total waste of my time.... If I were a teen who still went for the over the top kiddy scare stuff, then I may have liked it all the way through. Oddly this movie felt like 2 different movies made into one, the first few moments and the last were one movie, the middle a totally different movie all together, if they would have taken out the middle and done something totally different than they did, I may have liked this movie a lot.

    For adults who like real horror movies, not special effect no mind entertainment... I give this a 1 in 5 stars. For a teen who still scares easily and isn't much into it making sense, I give this a 3 in 5 stars.
    3rogue719

    Exceptionally poor script and direction

    Awful movie. What's worse, it's so bad you can't make much of a judgment about the cast other than how pretty they are.

    The setup is basic haunted house horror. As a child, Claire entered the Darrode House, saw something terrifying, passed out and for years since has been haunted with horrifying nightmares. As a young wannabe actor, she refuses to take medications that cut her off from her feelings. Her acting class runs an exercise of no value other than to give the audience a thumbnail stereotype of each character and then we get the horror-meister who wants to setup a reality/horror type show in the old Darrode House. Claire jumps at the chance to face her fears, buttressed by a crowd of people she knows and talks them into becoming the cast for the new show.

    What follows is the most ridiculous, contrived horror-schlock that has nothing to do with the setup, no rising action, just scene after scene of hellish horror with no real context.

    This was so bad that I couldn't make it through the whole thing. Not frightening and not even titillating enough to put up with how horrible it is as a motion picture. About halfway through my wife and I finally gave up on it. it's so bad that were I to have gone to see it in a walk-in theater, I would have walked out.

    Someone PLEASE stop Darin Scott before he writes and directs again! Or get him some classes in screen writing and directing and a decent mentor?

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    • Trivia
      The script was written in 13 days.
    • Goofs
      When the ghost is taking over the computer in the basement, you see it locking down the exits including closing and locking an open window. However earlier in the movie it was stated that all windows were permanently sealed shut.
    • Quotes

      Ariel: So if I get out of here alive does that mean I have to do you?

      Samantha: YES!

      Ariel: OK.

    • Crazy credits
      No religious artifacts and/or texts were damaged or destroyed during the making of this film.
    • Connections
      References Terminator (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      The Dark House
      Written and Performed by Bryan Ross

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Тёмный дом
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita Studios - 25135 Anza Drive, Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fatal Frame Pictures
      • Red Shogun Pictures (RSP)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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