A Dark Place Inside (2014) User Reviews

Nope Nada Never ever waste time with this one

[tcrazyd · 1/10 · 26 June 2016]

First off, I love horror, and I love a whole lot of movies that are B horror, that in-your-face tired stories, blood and guts for no purpose, hey some of them are fun... and I will give any movie a good chance to pull me in.

I lasted thru 40 minutes of this and I just couldn't take any more. I tried, I really did. I wanted the movie the other two people rated. I waited for it... maybe its slow... maybe it take time to show what they said it would... nope nada never.

The man who kills in order to survive in this world... no... just a man who kills. Terrible acting, terrible non-story about a killer who (Spoiler) likes to sleep with dead body parts (and not even very realistic body parts).

I couldn't even hate the killer. I just felt nothing. No revulsion, no scares, not even the slightest unease about who he'll kill next... I just didn't care.

Feelings about this movie? Boredom. That's it. Now I'm going to pop my popcorn for something that will make me jump -- at least a little! Its not like its that hard to make me jump. I've had C grade horror give a few good chills.

This one...chills? NONE.

Serial killer time waster

[Leofwine_draca · 1/10 · 22 September 2017]

A DARK PLACE INSIDE is another indie horror film that follows a serial killer as he goes about his business. It's one of those films made with the minimum of intellectual and film-making ability and as such it's difficult to watch due to the sheer tedium of it all. The characters are underwritten and the actors a bore; this feels like it wants to be the new HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER but it really isn't. The cheap gore that gets splashed about doesn't help either.

My Review Of "A Dark Place Inside"

[ASouthernHorrorFan · 8/10 · 26 September 2014]

Mike O'Mahoney's "A Dark Place Inside" is proof of how new American giallo can be terrifying with a low budget! It is a dark, disturbing character study of a functioning homicidal maniac with one even darker past. Battling the pain and horrors of childhood, Andy is overtaken by the monster within. Driven, and truly psychotic no one is safe from blood thirsty rage.

The story here focuses on a killer's point-of-view and sets us up for one terrifying surreal experience. The killer, played by Chris Dalbey, is a disturbing actualization of a boogeyman-a very real, very fantastical boogeyman! The dialog is minimal, stoic, and natural feeling. The tone is a macabre death march of nightmarish realities, twisted beginnings and unwavering cruelty. The character of Andy is very prevalent to some of the truth a lot of kids face through domestic abuse childhoods, manifested into the most heinous of human character traits that create serial killers. O'Mahoney is unapologetic about exposing this dark subject matter, and Chris Dalbey is unapologetic in his portrayal of this character.

The atmosphere of "A Dark Place Inside" is reminiscent of "Don't Go Into The House" and "Maniac". The acting is above low budget scale with Chris Dalbey really bringing to life this monster in total, disturbing reality. The cinematography is more traditional, surrealism that really sells stories this extreme. "A Dark Place Inside" gets pretty much everything right in the execution of this really dark, macabre story, raising the overall quality to higher standards than one expects from low budget, indie horror.

The special effects in "A Dark Place Inside" is a bit on the cheaper side, which-when the camera lingers too long-becomes really clear. However every bit of this film is told with practical, classic special effects and (even on the cheaper side) is still better and more effective than what I expected. The scenes are gory, graphic and beyond disturbing. The soundtrack is a total instrumental overture of unsettling emotion. Eerie, atmospheric sounds carry the story continuously- I don't think there was a scene that didn't have this chilling arrangement accompanying it.

Overall "A Dark Place Inside" is great proof that the modern American giallo film is very much alive. I enjoyed this film from start to finish. The cast give applaud-able performances, the concept is twisted with an even more twisted story, and horror echoes through every minute of this film. Andy is as nightmarish a boogeyman as Dahmer, and Frank Zito. Definitely watch this film. It is slasher, it is giallo, and it is intensely entertaining!

So hate the lead character in this greatly made flick !

[guestar57 · 6/10 · 24 September 2014]

Stars : Chris Dalbey Write & Directed by: Mike O'Mahony.

Let's just say,A Dark Place…is well made and filmed with tons of scares,gore,hopes for retribution and a villain that should be high on a list of villains OF ALL TIME.

The lead actor,Chris Dalbey brings a sense of terror,That really goes 'Balls to the wall' with sheer intense,vitriolic glee.

The women are awesome,for the brief moments they are allowed to shine,If you will.The co-worker was one I was glad got offed(spoiler ?).The parents ,Umm…well,ewwww.

The tools,devices,accessories of villain—are amazing in their use and put to use they are.