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“DARKNESS FALLS” for Shawn Ashmore and Lin Shaye; trailer and poster

Friday, May 15, 2020 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

No relation to the Tooth Fairy fright film from 2003, DARKNESS FALLS is a serial-killer thriller from a producer with a number of independent horror favorites on his résumé that’s coming next month.

Vertical Entertainment will release DARKNESS FALLS (previously titled ANDERSON FALLS) June 12 on VOD and digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, FandangoNow and others. Directed by Julien Seri and written and produced by Giles Daoust (STARRY EYES, THE RANGER), it stars Shawn Ashmore (THE FOLLOWING, FROZEN), Gary Cole, genre veteran Lin Shaye, Richard Harmon, Daniella Alonso, Sonya Walger and Vahina Giocante. The synopsis: “After his wife’s suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson [Ashmore] becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, Anderson finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers. He’ll have to break all the rules to stop them from killing other women.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).