By MICHAEL GINGOLD
It’s a desert trip intended to drive you crazy with fear.
Uncork’d Entertainment will release THE DARKNESS OF THE ROAD on digital platforms and DVD December 14. Written and directed by Eduardo Rodriguez (CURANDERO, FRIGHT NIGHT 2), it stars Najarra Townsend of THE STYLIST, DEMENTIA: PART II and CONTRACTED, Leah Lauren, Gwyneth Glover and Johnny Whitworth. The synopsis: “A single mother [Townsend] and her young daughter [Glover] are driving on a desolate road in a moonless desert. After meeting a young female hitchhiker [Lauren] at a gas station, the mother realizes her daughter is missing. As they search for her, a merciless force begins to torment the two women, unraveling a world of terror they must survive if they are to discover the terrifying truth behind the daughter’s disappearance.”