Dark Remains

Dark Remains
Directed byBrian Avenet-Bradley
Written byBrian Avenet-Bradley
Produced byLaurence Avenet-Bradley
Starring
  • Cherri Christian
  • Greg Thompson
  • Scott Hodges
CinematographyLaurence Avenet-Bradley
Edited byBrian Avenet-Bradley
Music byBenedikt Brydern
Production
company
Avenet Images
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dark Remains 2005 American horror film written and directed by Brian Avenet-Bradley. It stars Greg Thompson, Cheri Christian, and Scott Hodges. A couple believes their dead daughter may be trying to contact them.

Plot

After their daughter Emma dies, Julie and Allen Pyke move to a rural area. In photographs Julie takes of it, she sees images of Emma, whom she believes may want to tell them something.

Cast

  • Greg Thompson as Allen Pyke
  • Cheri Christian as Julie Pyke
  • Scott Hodges as Jim Payne
  • Jeff Evans as Sheriff Frank Hodges
  • Rachel Jordan as Emma Pyke
  • Michelle Kegley as Mrs. Payne
  • Rachael Rollings as Rachel Roberts
  • Karla Droege as Marianne Shore

Release

Dark Remains was released on home video on December 26, 2006.[1]

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety called it "a genuinely creepy ghost story that packs maximum dread per reel".[2] Bloody Disgusting rated it 4/5 stars and wrote: "All in all, unbelievable. Dark Remains is a suspense film the like of which hasn’t been released in a long time."[3] Joshua Siebalt of Dread Central rated it 3.5/5 stars: "All in all, Dark Remains is a very solid ghost story with enough attention to detail and characterization to set it aside from its contemporaries."[4]

Mitchell Wells of Horror Society wrote: "If you are a horror fan, I would really encourage you to watch it and see how the director is greatly influenced by old ghost films as well as new age ones."[5] Mike Long of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that though the films "contains some creepy moments", the film was often boring, confusing, or both.[6]

It was awarded best picture at the 2005 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival.[7]

References

  1. ^ Condit, Jon (2006-12-25). "DVD Release List: Get Down". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2006-06-18). "Review: 'Dark Remains'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  3. ^ "Dark Remains (V)". Bloody Disgusting. 2005-01-01. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  4. ^ Siebalt, Joshua (2006-01-22). "Dark Remains (2005)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  5. ^ Wells, Mitchell (2010-01-09). "Dark Remains Review". Horror Society. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  6. ^ Long, Mike (2007-01-19). "Dark Remains". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  7. ^ "RI International Horror Film Festival". Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-03-27.