We Summon the Darkness

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We Summon the Darkness

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2019

1h 23m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Three friends cross paths with sadistic killers after they travel to a secluded country home to party.

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We Summon the Darkness makes the most of its rather pedestrian plot with palpable affection for genre formula, an appealing cast, and a sharp sense of humor.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

A rollicking B-movie satire about those who truly have blood on their hands.

Feb 2, 2021

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

What really sets We Summon the Darkness apart ... is its joyous - if nasty - celebration of the female rock fan at a crucial point in her development.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 18, 2020

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

The proceedings are not entirely unamusing in their lurid way, but they're also not nearly as clever as the filmmakers believed or hoped they would be.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 10, 2020

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...it’s the kind of horror that plays within the rules in the way that should satisfy mainstream audiences. Horror fans should lap it up, but casual viewers should get the adrenalin shot of Satanic Panic that makes for the right kind of viewing mayhem...

Rated: 3/5

Jul 29, 2025

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a palpable misfire that squanders its strong first act.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 10, 2022

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Maria Lattila

The Digital Fix

We Summon the Darkness is a wickedly funny and delicious piece of genre cinema. It's a horror film that doesn't necessarily aim to scare or terrorise us but to take us on a gnarly rollercoaster ride along with its doomed characters.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 10, 2021

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Jason W

This was fun and blended horror and thrills with humor well. Good twists, great cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Orlando C

And you couldn't just go out to the perfectly functional sheriff's car with the keys probably in it (or on his body)? It's like that GEICO Hallowen commercial with the teenagers running into the the chainsaw shack and one of the girls imploring, "Why don't we get into the running car?" Eye-rolling inducing kind of movie. But two strong stars for the closing credits song Heart and Soul by T'Pau. You know I was singing along - A little bit, little bit!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Lee Carter B

What a kicka$$ cast!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/28/24

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behrad b

that was Unexpectable and good totaly

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Silver Sail E

Thanks for watching!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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Jeffrey P

Takes some interesting twists and turns and isn't clumsy or tripping over itself in doing so. Unfortunately, the ending is seen a mile away and ordinary.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Synopsis

Three friends cross paths with sadistic killers after they travel to a secluded country home to party.

Director: Marc Meyers
Producer: Christian Armogida, James Harris, Robert Jones
Screenwriter: Alan Trezza
Production Co: Iconic Media One, Magna Entertainment, Litecoin Foundation, Nightshade Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Bloody Violence|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.8K
Runtime: 1h 23m

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