Lately I have been getting my screeners as something called cut discs which just kind of come in a plain white envelope and only have the name of the film on the disc so when I put the disc in the player I never know what the hell I am going to get.
Left In Darkness was one of these cut discs so I was flying completely blind. In the opening scene Jack Deth himself, Tim Thomerson wanders onto the screen and I knew this was one I was going to be watching all the way through. The film stars Freddy Vs. Jason hottie Monica Keena and is really a bit of a hard film to follow. Check out this official synopsis of the film:
Her mother died in childbirth, and she always felt responsible for the tragedy. When her father disappeared, her grandparents raised her. As she got older, her sense of guilt grew deeper. And on the night of her 21st birthday, Celia (Monica Keena of FREDDY VS. JASON) is drugged, raped and dies of an accidental overdose at a wild college frat party. But for some, death is only the beginning: Trapped in a netherworld between sanctuary and damnation, Celia must now battle the demons including hordes of horrific Soul Eaters that prowl the Afterlife. Is the spirit of her recently deceased grandfather (Tim Thomerson of TRANCERS) trying to lure her to an eternity of suffering? Can her guardian angel (David Anders of ALIAS ) safely lead her to the other side? And for a young woman caught in limbo, is there any way to go towards the light when your soul is LEFT IN DARKNESS?
Yeah, see what I mean. The film actually plays better then it reads and director Steven R. Monroe does a pretty spiffy job of holding it all together. The acting is passible and the SFX are actually pretty decent so all in all Left In Darkness ends up being not a complete waste of time.
The release is another one of those Stephen J. Cannell presents films that Anchor Bay has been putting out the last few months and this one keeps up the standard of the other releases that have come before it.
The film is fast paced, well done horror fun and I would seek it out and give it a whirl.
Left In Darkness will be release on Sept. 19th by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
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