Dark Was the Night

Dark Was the Night

Evil's Roots Run Deep

Directed by Jack Heller

Produced by Maiden Woods Films, Caliber Media Company

201497 min5.6 / 10

A dark creature-feature horror that interweaves a supernatural threat with a sheriff's personal trauma and fractured relationships, building dread through isolation and the unknown.

An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dark Was the Night scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Dark Was the Night sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Dark Was the Night easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Dark Was the Night violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Dark Was the Night end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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