The Darkness

The Darkness (2016)

Evil comes home

A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation with a supernatural presence in tow.

Date of release
2016-05-13
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (662)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director
Greg McLean

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $10.9M
  • Budget: $4M
  • Earned 2.7× its budget
  • Filmed in: Los Angeles

The Darkness is a 2016 American supernatural horror film, directed by Greg McLean and co-written by McLean, Shayne Armstrong, and Shane Krause. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh, Jennifer Morrison, Ming-Na Wen and Parker Mack.

Production

On February 25, 2014, Kevin Bacon and Radha Mitchell signed on to star in the film. On March 5, director Greg McLean stated, "The story is based on a true story that was relayed to me first-hand many years ago about an actual haunting." On April 11, David Mazouz was added to the film. On May 6, Ming-Na Wen joined the cast of the film, and on May 7, Lucy Fry was added to the cast to play Stephanie, the Taylor family's daughter.

Principal photography began in April 2014 in Los Angeles, and ended in May 2014. The film was shot with the camera Arri Alexa Plus 4:3, as revealed by cinematographer Toby Oliver.

On June 2, 2014, Johnny Klimek was hired to score the film.

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