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The Dark Tapes

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Ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures invade the mortal world.
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The Dark Tapes

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Michelle Swope HorrorNews.net 11/06/2019
4/5
This movie isn't perfect, but I do think it's intelligent, creative, independent horror done well on a small budget. Go to Full Review
C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore 05/06/2019
3.5/5
The Dark Tapes, warts and all, is one of the better found footage movies as of late, running the gamut of horror, thriller, and science fiction with relative ease. Go to Full Review
Aaron Peterson The Hollywood Outsider 10/10/2018
6.5/10
Found-footage, by most accounts, is a novelty that has run its course, but The Dark Tapes offers a worthy return to found-footage films. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Edwards Starburst 07/12/2017
2/10
Overall, The Dark Tapes is a colossal waste of time. Go to Full Review
Bradley Gibson Film Threat 05/05/2017
8/10
The Dark Tapes owes something to Cloverfield in style but the script here is tighter and more sinister. This is effective, mysterious, and vibey millennial horror. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/26/2017
An exceptional and surreal horror anthology... Go to Full Review
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Maizie L May 5 I can’t say that I would watch it again. The plot didn’t really make much sense and I felt like for the hour and 30 minutes. It didn’t seem like anything made any sense. Markets itself is quite a scary movie, but I felt like I was not scared and the only point where I was uncomfortable when I was disturbed by someone in their head wrapped off. That makes the movie sound somewhat interesting but I promise you it really isn’t. I’ll give it props that it was a low budget movie and it did what I needed to do, but I wouldn’t recommend it. See more ScarletSerena K 01/16/2024 I love found footage movies and this is one of the better ones I've seen. I really enjoyed it, it genuinely creeped me out and I liked all of the stories. I think the twists were really great. I think the acting was very good for a found footage film, no one was over acting as if they were making a movie. It's like they just happened to be being filmed and were slowly trying to get comfortable with it. The main premise of the story is very creative and I'd definitely love to see a sequel or a spin off of the main story or one of the other stories! If you like found footage films, I'd say this one is a must watch! See more 12/05/2021 It's an ok movie. It's like it was in bits in pieces. See more Andy J 08/24/2021 A few good bits but overall disjointed and uninspiring. See more Luke S 07/10/2021 SOME good points, but mainly weak stories and bad acting. 🤷🏼‍♀️ See more 05/26/2021 The opening minutes are maybe the most boring opening minutes ever put on film. Done in the ‘lost footage' format, this isn't what the brief description I read makes it out to be. Nothing connecting it all together, just kinda dumb... not sure how it was rated as high as it was. See more Read all reviews
The Dark Tapes

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ghosts, demons and other paranormal creatures invade the mortal world.
Director
Vincent J. Guastini, Michael McQuown
Producer
Vincent J. Guastini, Amon Zia Mahmud, Michael McQuown, Nicola Odeku
Screenwriter
Michael McQuown
Production Co
Thunder Road Incorporated
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 18, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
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