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A Dark Song

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A young woman and a damaged occultist risk their souls to perform a ritual.
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A Dark Song offers atmospheric, unsettling horror -- and marks writer-director Liam Gavin as one to watch.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Blue Lenses An extraordinarily personal film, A Dark Song feels like a folk tale whispered to you at night while you sleep by person or persons unknown, recalled in vague half-remembered images and flashes of almost incomprehensible truths. Rated: 9/10 Aug 25, 2018 Full Review Matthew Lickona San Diego Reader Imperfectly realized, but still worthy of its ambition. Rated: 2/5 May 26, 2017 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle An instant classic, the sort of film that will make you check under your bed at night and then amplify into terror the midnight creaks and 3am breezes that unsettle every house at times, most especially yours. May 25, 2017 Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos A slow and wrenching film which nonetheless lives up to the promise of its title. Sep 18, 2023 Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh An unconventional tale of belief and the supernatural, which includes compelling performances, but it doesn't quite stick the landing. Rated: 3/5 May 12, 2023 Full Review David Reddish Queerty For much of its runtime, A Dark Song plays coy about the intentions of its characters. Do Sophia and Joseph really believe theyre summoning supernatural beings? Or is the whole ritual just an excuse for some wild kink? Rated: 4/4 Mar 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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diane S Best horror movie ever made period end of story. Of course there's "The Witch" and "The Others" hugging along behind it. But for atmospherics this is fabulously subtle and insidious. And super super real feeling which only serves to increase the horror element. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Thomas S This is unlike any movie I've seen. Its eerie slow buildup was very unique. It leaves a mark. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Rondy P I still think about this movie a Lot. One of the few Horror movies that left a mark. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Pussycats 4 Intelligent and challenging, with excellent acting and pacing. Very accurate depiction of the Abramelin Ritual as described in literature, so the writer has done their research well. If you’re looking for a creepy movie but aren’t interested in the usual jump scare teen movies, I’d highly recommend this! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Vladan A Just bad and extremely boring Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Ari V Nothing's pandery or cheap here. All quality. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman and a damaged occultist risk their souls to perform a ritual.
Director
Liam Gavin
Producer
David Collins, Tim Dennison, Cormac Fox
Screenwriter
Liam Gavin
Production Co
Samson Films, Tall Man Films
Genre
Drama, Horror
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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