Creature in the Dark

Creature in the Dark is a simple story. The effects are solid. And it didn't disappoint, left me waiting to see what would happen next.

The "creature" was an absolute disappointment, and honestly throughout most of the film it wasn't even seen. I was really hoping for a creature feature, but didn't remotely tick that box. The story focuses on the Dad trying to raise a baby girl after the "sun goes out"?? It had is good moments though.

The story would be a decent post apocalyptic horror if the pacing was improved a little though. With a little bit more information on how things actually "ended". It was a very slow burn.

Why does that man go hiding & play scientist disecting something

I thought it was a human trafficking movie of him removing & giving body parts or using them again or I don't know

Like does the writer know what a creature is?!

There's mermaids & ganji fairies & fauwns & demons & more

Eitherwaze what it show I don't recognize to be anything I seen b4 Like wit is the point of this movie

What is it showing & what is it about

Why is it a public film

I just don't get it? & Persian prayer I made up~ sparkles prayers victims dreaming rescue them from victimizers nightmares 24/7 like dreams come true if they suppose to duh like bla bla bla high bye &

I get it... keeping monsters hidden in the shadows saves on expensive special effects, but this film is ridiculous. Throughout the whole thing, we barely see what is menacing River Kern (Taylor Rhoades), survivor of an inexplicable worldwide blackout and an invasion by vicious creatures that are attracted to light. For most of the running time, Creature in the Dark is a slow-burn tale of a man struggling to raise a small child, Mya (Mya Rhoades), and it is incredibly boring. River reads Mya a book. River feeds Mya. River gives Mya a bath. Mya watches TV. All of this takes place in the one location and in the dark.

River's stupefyingly dull childcare routine is interrupted by a couple of intruders, and a visit by one of the creatures (so laughably bad, it's a wonder they chose to reveal it at all), but these scenes are brief and do little to alleviate the tedium. The acting and direction isn't terrible for what appears to be a 'family and friends' affair, but next time I suggest they rustle up a decent budget and write a script that amounts to a bit more than 'One Man and a Baby' (there's a thought... I bet Steve Guttenberg would be up for a gig).

See Cargo (2017) starring Martin Freeman for a similarly themed movie that is more successful (or the short film of the same name, which is even better).