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Your new house wants your kids. The walls remember everything.
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Darkness (2002)

cursed real estateeclipse dreadfamily falling apart

Overview

Horror

A teenage girl moves into a remote country home with her family, only to discover that the gloomy old house has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy them.

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familyghost childritual sacrificechild murderloss of loved onepsychopathhaunted housespaindead childrensolar eclipse+4 more

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Eclipse sequence still haunts my nightmares.

Acting

Anna Paquin carries teenage terror perfectly.

Production

House built wrong — every room feels wrong.

Best for:Solo: Lights off, sound up, regret immediate.·Streaming: Skip the butchered US cut — find original.·Friends: For horror nerds who've seen everything.
Heads up:Violence: Children in peril, ritualistic child deaths.·Disturbing: Family complicity theme hits uncomfortably close.
Jaume Balagueró

Director

Jaume Balagueró

ReleasedOct 11, 2002
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$10.6M·Revenue$34.0M
Castelao Productions
Dimension Films

Top Cast

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Regina

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Maria

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Mark

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Albert Rua

Fele Martínez

Fele Martínez

Carlos

Fermí Reixach

Fermí Reixach

Villalobos

Craig Stevenson

Craig Stevenson

Electrician

Reg Wilson

Reg Wilson

Librarian

Ferran Lahoz

Ferran Lahoz

Taxi driver Regina

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Dimension Films hacked this to 88 minutes and added a rock soundtrack for US release. Jaume Balagueró disowned it.

Cultural

This launched Balagueró's career and helped establish the early 2000s Spanish horror wave alongside [REC] and The Orphanage.

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