Darkness Reigns (2018)

Darkness Reigns: Directed by Andrew P. Jones. With Zachary Mooren, Linara Washington, Casper Van Dien, Peter Mayer. A film crew’s ravaged by a demon, who’s hell bent on cashing in on a deal he made with someone on set who was seeking fame and fortune.

“…but Iu0026#39;m rating it accordingly to what it actually is. Itu0026#39;s not a nine compared to The Deer Hunter, obviously, but I reckon itu0026#39;s a fair and appropiate note when comparing this decidedly modest film to other cheap-ish B-Z efforts in the horror genre. Just the meta elements and the obvious self-awareness that permeates the whole thing dignifies it enough, in my eyes, to warrant a high rate from me, if only to try and compensate for all the unfair 1s and 2s itu0026#39;s going to get from people who will judge it from its admittedly lackluster cover art without bothering to actually watch the actual film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome unexpectedly good and credible performances from certain cast members too, by the way. That caught me and my wife by surprise. I guess we were expecting something so dreadful -weu0026#39;ve had a bit too many of those lately, including a couple of high-profile but very overrated productions- that getting instead something actually watchable from a moderately low-standards point of view was kind of a nice and welcome surprise.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSpecial kudos to Casper Van Dien for getting the joke and agreeing to play along, by the way. We got a couple of good laughs at his expense, but in a good way. Thatu0026#39;s what B-moviemaking should be about after all, in my humble opinion, and thatu0026#39;s what we got here, so, thatu0026#39;s were that nine came from in the end. Keep u0026#39;em coming.”