One Dark Night

One Dark Night

A night to remember - until the day you die!

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

12/31/1982

Runtime

94 mins

Genres

Overview

A strange man named Karl Rhamarevich dies shortly after discovering a way to become even more powerful in death through telekinesis. On the night of his burial in a crypt, Julie is to spend the night there as part of an initiation rite, supervised by two other girls. The crypt becomes a scene of horror as Raymar returns to life and deploys his horrifying telekinetic powers.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$978,000

Revenue

-

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How It Feels

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A supernatural nightmare set in a crypt where a young woman's initiation rite turns into a grueling battle against a reanimated man's lethal telekinetic abilities. Claustrophobic and relentless, it's sustained dread punctuated by moments of visceral supernatural horror.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingTense

Themes

PowerSurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Practical effectsHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

christopher

Wow! What they could have done with a budget big enough to hire extras instead of having store mannequins terrorize everyone in the final act.
What I took away from this film is, psychic abilities are real and sororities are bad!

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