Darkness Rising (film)


Darkness Rising is a 2017 supernatural horror film directed by Austin Reading.

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Frank Scheck for The Hollywood Reporter claimed the film "would be infuriating except that its terminal dullness saps the energy required for outrage." Monica Castillo for The New York Times found that the film had potential but disappointed saying "Austin Reading's horror movie "Darkness Rising" has the makings of a solid haunted-house story...However, tossing these ingredients together does not guarantee a decent scare." Noel Murray of The Los Angeles Times called the film "as blandly forgettable as its title."
Maitland McDonagh for Film Journal International said "Ultimately, the trouble with Darkness Rising isn't that so much it's generic—Robert Wise's The Haunting is a classic that works with the same basic notes—as that the characters are so undefined that it's impossible to care what happens to them beyond wishing that they'd stop screaming." Matt Boiselle for Dread Central gave the film two stars saying "Overall, I'd recommend Darkness Rising solely to fans of watered-down haunted house flicks, but only if damn near every other watered-down haunted house flick was unavailable to be viewed at that specific time—take a pass." Horrorella for Aint It Cool News called it "a very mixed bag of good intentions, potentially interesting ideas and poor execution."