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Director:
Leif Jonker
Writer:
Leif Jonker (writer)
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Release Date:
18 March 1997 (Spain) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
Even the dead will scream.
Plot:
A small community is besieged by vampires. After he watches friends ravaged in a convenience store,... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Gary Miller ... Tobe
Michael Gisick ... Greg
Randall Aviks ... Liven
Cena Donham ... Kelly
Steve Brown ... Jodie
Lisa Franz ... Dianne
Bill Hooper ... Glenn
Christopher Owen Michael ... Steve
Jake Euker ... John
Veronica Page Dennen ... Cop
Bob Lower ... Bob
Jodie Way ... Customer
Brian Cardwell ... Vampire
Michael J. Martin ... Vampire
Ross Boehringer ... Vampire
Randall Moore ... Vampire
Diane S. Miller ... Vampire
Dedra Newby ... Vampire
Annette Lochner ... Vampire
Anna Vaught ... Vampire
Timo Gilbert ... Vampire
Thomas Curless ... Vampire
Brent Coultner ... Vampire
Lewis Warren ... Vampire
Tim Buller ... Vampire
Cara Miller ... Vampire
Cory Donham ... Vampire
Daniel Otipoby ... Vampire
Stephanie Meredith ... Vampire
Kem House ... Vampire
Lee Castor ... Vampire
Jennifer Zaudke ... Vampire
Stephanie Morgan ... Vampire
Dean Wedel ... Vampire
Kirsten Schrag ... Vampire
Abby Schrag ... Vampire
Shawn Taylor ... Vampire
Tina Norton ... Vampire
Courtney Hinman ... Vampire
Sherry Merril ... Vampire
Amanda Ornerod ... Vampire
Angie Ornerod ... Vampire
Jenny Lewis ... Vampire
Christine Ayala ... Vampire
Jennifer John ... Vampire
David Conrad ... Vampire
Tamara Smiley ... Vampire
Jeff Pieschl ... Vampire
Tariq Masood ... Vampire
Dena Somers ... Vampire
Patti Vaughn ... Vampire
Ina Vaughn ... Vampire
Faustus Vaughn ... Vampire
Michelle Bowen ... Vampire
Alice Lin ... Vampire
Karrie Ware ... Vampire
Adrian Martin ... Vampire
Joe Vaughn ... Vampire
Kim Ahmed ... Vampire
Stephanie Ludt ... Vampire
Misty Somers ... Vampire
Aaron Fullerton ... Vampire
Gennis Gaskill ... Vampire
Joel Closson ... Vampire
Mike Ridgeway ... Vampire
Brian Crandell ... Vampire
Steven Lee ... Vampire
Lorna Morgan ... Vampire
Summer Morgan ... Vampire
Philip Swisher ... Vampire
Dale Geist ... Vampire
Mike Sowersby ... Vampire
Lars Jonker ... Vampire
Joey Reis ... Vampire
Jeremy Sowersby ... Vampire
Rob Bartlet ... Vampire
Rob Harris ... Vampire
Matt Armstrong ... Vampire
Cameron Atwell ... Vampire
Ted Hasty ... Vampire
Catherine Gray ... Vampire
Sarah Erickson ... Vampire
Wylie Reed ... Vampire
Billie-Sue Burns ... Vampire
Cliff Carter ... Vampire
Champ Marshall ... Vampire
Michelle Miller ... Vampire
Matthew Kuhl ... Vampire
James Martin ... Vampire
Bryan Martin ... Vampire
Greg Seiwert ... Vampire
Stan Nuefeld ... Vampire
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Directed by
Leif Jonker 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Leif Jonker  writer

Produced by
Michael Curtis .... associate producer (original version)
Dawn DeProspo .... associate producer (original version)
Jeff Goodwin .... associate producer (restored version)
Leif Jonker .... executive producer
M.H. Jonker .... associate producer (original version)
Gary Miller .... associate producer
Rick Pour .... executive producer: restored version
Lonny Quattlebaum .... associate producer (restored version)
David Saville .... associate producer (original version)
Samantha Seymour .... associate producer (restored version)
Rick Stough .... associate producer (restored version)
 
Original Music by
Michael Curtis 
Leif Jonker  (as Billy Davis)
 
Cinematography by
Leif Jonker  (as Franklin Hardesty)
 
Film Editing by
Leif Jonker  (as John T. Chance)
 
Makeup Department
Kevin Brown .... special makeup effects assistant
Derin Dopps .... special makeup effects assistant
Leif Jonker .... special makeup effects artist (as Roland D. LeBay)
Gary Miller .... special makeup effects
 
Sound Department
Leif Jonker .... sound
 
Thanks
Allen Richards .... special thanks (special edition re-release)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Darkness: The Vampire Version (USA) (reissue title)
Leif Jonker's Darkness (USA) (complete title)
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Germany:18 | USA:Unrated | Spain:18
Filming Locations:
Augusta, Kansas, USA more
Company:
13th Dream Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
John: We've got to leave here! He is coming! It's too late! We're already dead! more

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Apocalyptic Horror Vol. 3: Even The Dead Will Scream, 5 August 2008
10/10
Author: (Tromafreak@aol.com) from Tallahassee, Florida

The only thing darker than darkness, is Leif Jonker's Darkness. If you haven't seen this and are frustrated by the fact that all the good low-budget horror movies were made before the 90's, then you are in for quite a treat. Darkness is raw, untampered with horror, in it's purest form, relying on only the necessary elements of horror, well, that and a few dozen gallons of blood. The result is nothing short of apocalyptic. If there's a better "shot on video" movie than this, anywhere, I'd love to see it.

When this nightmarish masterpiece begins, we don't know where this takes place, or when, all we know is that there is something to run from and all we can see, other than some guy running, is Darkness. The rant we hear from this guy, when he arrives at the gas station, makes you think the world could be ending, nope, it's only a vampire. Liven, soon invades the gas station, and he takes all their blood for himself, except the guys friend, Toby, who gets away. Getting away, only to stop some of the carnage by killing the ones, in his town that Liven has killed and converted, before it's too late. Toby meets up with some teenagers who have lost their families to all the pitch black madness. Together, they go out into the darkness to stop some of this, and maybe track down Liven and put an end to this, once and for all.

If any of that sounds appealing at all, you'll be thrilled to know that Darkness is probably the third or fourth goriest film in history. Another thing Darkness has going for it is a chilling score that will literally make you shiver. This movie gives you a dismal, hopeless feeling, as if all is truly lost, that these people are fighting the vampires for nothing. The gun shots even sound like thunder. I assume very little lighting was used on purpose, because it adds so much to the horror quality, and never mind the movie is called Darkness. Darkness is a masterpiece of horror, B-horror, or just film-making all together.

Now, on to the The Vampire Version. In my view, you can't fix what is not broke, swaying from the original vision is no way to treat a masterpiece. Although the Original Version is a masterpiece, the Vampire Version is still, at the very least, a damn fine horror movie. What truly makes the original so much better is the score, it's a much better fit, it adds that extra hopelessness, the new music belongs in something totally different. Are you serious? I don't want to know that it's 37 minutes till sunrise, this version lacks the aura of mystery that the original possessed. Also, the Vampire Version is too cleaned up, pristine, and colorful, whats good for Hollywood trash isn't necessarily good for indy horror, considering all that, I give The Vampire Version 9/10

Now, back to The original Version. I love this movie, Leif Jonker's Darkness is my all-time favorite horror film, it's what so many others were always going for, but only one guy got it right. Hopefully, Jonker will get the sequels right, although, somehow I doubt it, a black diamond like this only comes around once in a lifetime, although Im sure Vampire Ferox & Vampire Apocalypse will be awesome. Frankly, I'm getting awfully impatient. I first heard abut the sequels 2 years ago, and still, nothing. I suppose I can see how someone could mistake some of the genius of Darkness as slow, or boring, there's certain parts that you just don't know what's going on, but, that's just part of the mystery, and horror. If your'e sick of the same old "normal", big-budget, horror, then you might not hate Darkness. I give the darkest film in existence, The Original Version 10/10

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Top 10 Goriest? Tromafreak
barrel entertainment dvd is cut by 6 min. some is gore. coram408
Still no sequels? Tromafreak
Director Leif Jonker here - BARREL dvd is UNCUT with MORE GORE than VHS! LeifJonker
Saw this for the first time this weekend. garcia41085
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