An undead teenage girl, Mina, haunts a remote forest known as The Devil's Den. She discovers Alex, a blind boy, hiding in the trunk of one of her victim's cars. Both have been victims of abuse and find comfort and solace in the company of each other.

Justin P. Lange's feature directorial debut, "The Dark," attempts to tackle hefty material, like physical and mental abuse. With so many forest-based horror films (not to mention the countless zombie movies and games of the last decade) it is refreshing to see a story told from the monster's perspective. Through gradual flashbacks, we get to see how this monster came to be.

The movie is competently shot, but the slow and plodding cut-and-paste scenes make for a less than entertaining watch. "The Dark" feels like it's best suited for a short film than a 95-minute feature, which it was, until funding from Austria recreated it into the longer narrative.

• Release Year: 2018
• Genre: Fantasy
• Starring: Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols, Karl Markovics.
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• Summary: An undead teenage girl befriends a blind boy that she meets in a forest she haunts and hunts in. Both have been victims of unimaginable abuse, and each finds solace in the other. There may be a chance of light at the end of their tunnel, but it will come with a body count.

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