The Dark Tapes
- 2016
- 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
3.6K
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A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the parano... Read allA genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.
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- Awards
- 17 wins & 23 nominations total
David Banks
- Sam
- (segment "Wrap Around")
Sara Areyano
- Marie
- (segment "Wrap Around")
- (as Sara Castro)
Cortney Palm
- Nicole
- (segment "To Catch a Demon")
David Rountree
- Martin
- (segment "To Catch a Demon")
Matt Magnusson
- Jason
- (segment "To Catch a Demon")
Ryan Panaligan
- Demon
- (segment "To Catch a Demon")
- (as Ryan Allan Young)
Shawn Lockie
- Karen
- (segment "The Hunter & the Hunted")
Stephen Zimpel
- David
- (segment "The Hunter & the Hunted")
Jo Galloway
- Susan
- (segment "The Hunter & the Hunted")
Clint Keepin
- Cameron
- (segment "The Hunter & the Hunted")
Jonathan Biver
- Geoff
- (segment "The Hunter & the Hunted")
Brittany Fisheli
- Ashen
- (segment "The Hunter & the Hunted")
Emilia Ares
- Caitlin
- (segment "Cam Girls")
- (as a different name)
Shane Hartline
- Eric
- (segment "Cam Girls")
Anna Rose Moore
- Sindy
- (segment "Cam Girls")
Aral Gribble
- Gerry
- (segment "Cam Girls")
Robert Lind
- Zak
- (segment "Cam Girls")
- (as Rob Lind)
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Wayne River Sorrell
- Rick
- (segment "Cam Girls")
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I once read that if you give a typewriter infinite time to a monkey, such monkey will eventually type Hamlet, for instance.
In the case of "Dark Tape", somebody gave a bunch untalented people some filming equipment and not enough time... The result is "Dark Tapes".
In the case of "Dark Tape", somebody gave a bunch untalented people some filming equipment and not enough time... The result is "Dark Tapes".
Miss Mash of Found Footage
This was jumping from one film to another too much for my liking. Do not get me wrong......it was rather average.
The stories were bland n not much thought had gone into them. They are wanna be copies of other found footage films. There are 4 stories in all n all were pretty much lacking in strength acting n character build up.
There was no tension suspense or charisma n either of the short films.
The endings were varied but of a similar nature.
I gave 4 stars .....one for each.
I recommend only if you like found footage, otherwise it's not worth a watch.
The stories were bland n not much thought had gone into them. They are wanna be copies of other found footage films. There are 4 stories in all n all were pretty much lacking in strength acting n character build up.
There was no tension suspense or charisma n either of the short films.
The endings were varied but of a similar nature.
I gave 4 stars .....one for each.
I recommend only if you like found footage, otherwise it's not worth a watch.
Cheap looking, poor acting, and terrible editing. The practical effects were okay, but that's it.
I love anthology films, especially when they are of the horror variety, but this one was just a complete failure from beginning to end. The acting was atrocious for most of the segments, the script was inane and poorly realized, and the way the film was edited was so amateurish, I wonder if the director hired one of his kids to do it. The only saving grace about this film was the SFX. Some of the creatures really did look frightening, and had the film focused more on them, it wouldn't have been so bad. Instead, we got a lot of crappy acting, a lot of simplified dialogue, and some horrendous pacing. Not a quality film in the slightest, anyone would do themselves a favor and avoid this travesty and never speak of it again.
scary but not good
There was one good story and bad acting. contrasting with the description, the stories do not interlock at all. yes there were scary parts but that doesnt mean it was good
Pretty bad - Not the worst, but close
I really didn't expect too much from this movie. I can honestly say that I have never seen an anthology horror movie that I like, and I can add this movie to that list. Not great acting, pretty cheesy dialogue, obviously a low budget, and costumes lacking imagination
HOWEVER, the stories had some potential! Given a better budget and more time (i.e. extending an individual story into a full length movie), and stop the stupid handi-cam/skype filming style, which has been done enough now movie creators, there could have been a half-way decent horror movie here! But they made terrible choices and it was bad.
HOWEVER, the stories had some potential! Given a better budget and more time (i.e. extending an individual story into a full length movie), and stop the stupid handi-cam/skype filming style, which has been done enough now movie creators, there could have been a half-way decent horror movie here! But they made terrible choices and it was bad.
Did you know
- TriviaEmilia Zoryan Also Appeared in A very similar Found-Footage movie Called, VHS: Viral.
- GoofsThe word "alcohol" does not come from the Arabic word "al ghoul" but from the Arabic "al kohl", which is a powdered antimony that was used as a kind of eye-liner. Nothing to do with ghouls or spirits.
- Crazy creditsDuring the first part of the end credits, one of the beings is talking in voice over while the credits roll.
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- Budget
- $65,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m(98 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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