Indican Pictures has just shared with us the trailer and first imagery from Jonathan Zuck’s Within the Darkness, which follows several ghost hunters in search of fame and fortune who instead raise a demon. The timing of the release is interesting – April 3, 2018, just ten days before Universal Pictures’ Truth or Dare.
The timing is of importance because both films share a similarity, the special effects. Yes, they both have antagonists with tweaked and exaggerated facial expressions. This becomes a “chicken or the egg” conundrum, one that I won’t even pretend to know the answer to. Who did it first? Did one copy from the other? Did they both have the same effects crew? Is it a coincidence? I have no idea, but the effect is cool.
While the effects are similar, the stories are completely different. The trailer for Within the Darkness shows several paranormal non-believers at a seance. Once the ritual gets under way, demons are summoned into an abode. Now, a ghoul is reaching out to everyone from the ceremony, while drawing them down into the pits of Hell.
The film stars Tonya Kay (“Criminal Minds”), John C. Bailey (Clowns, 2014), Shanna Forrestall (The Last Exorcism), and Cheyenne Phillips (The Sandman).
