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Dark Was the Night

Dark Was the Night

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Dark Was the Night

"Evil's Roots Run Deep"

2014

1h 37m

5.6(285 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.

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Sundial Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kevin Durand

Kevin Durand

Paul Shields

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Donny Saunders

Bianca Kajlich

Bianca Kajlich

Susan Shields

Ethan Khusidman

Ethan Khusidman

Adam Shields

Nick Damici

Nick Damici

Earl

Sabina Gadecki

Sabina Gadecki

Clair

Heath Freeman

Heath Freeman

Jim

Steve Agee

Steve Agee

Foreman

Billy Paterson

Ron

Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum

Creature Performer

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Heller
Written by: Tyler Hisel
Produced by: Lizz Morhaim
Joey Carey

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