Review: Dark Summer
By William Pattison, aka Eric Morse
For Horror Bob's Blog
I just finished watching the 2015 film Dark Summer. This
film tells the story of a 17 year old cyber stalker named Daniel who was
obsessed with a girl named Mona. As the story opens Daniel is under house
arrest and has to wear a sensor on his leg that only allows him to walk around
his property. Also because of his cyber stalking he is banned from going on the
internet. But his close friends Abby and Kevin help him find a way to get back
on the net. But when he does he receives a Skype message from Mona. Mona makes
him watch as she blows her head off with a gun. After Daniel starts having
frightening experiences and suspects he is being haunted by Mona. Now it is up
to Abby and Kevin to save Daniel before the spirit of Mona finishes her plans
for him.
I really enjoyed this film. It was well written and it didn’t
have the same stereotypical characters. I’ve honestly gotten tired of seeing
The Breakfast Club style character setups in films. In this film Daniel, Abby,
and Kevin felt like they were long time friends rather than a bunch of pretty
faces that would never be seen dead together lumped together. Also this film
had atmosphere. You felt a sense of being closed in and trapped in Daniel’s
home. Also I loved how the filmmakers treated the spirit of Mona. When she was
seen she wasn’t overdone, like most of these modern horror filmmakers do. I get
tired of seeing ghosts that look like they came from the cast of Hellraiser.
Mona was made pale looking and the only gory thing about her was the hole in
the top of her head. Also, the plot twist at the end caught me by complete
surprise, which is a rare thing.
So, people if you want a well written ghost story, with well
developed characters, not over done, with a kick assed plot twist, this is the
film for you. I highly recommend it…
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