Product Details

• Actors: Mark Lacour; Eddie Moore
• Directors: David McCormick
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Sterling Production
• DVD Release Date: March 3, 2003
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001EZ1ZY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,296 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

An uncredited adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Lurking Fear." After a violent thunderstorm, mutilated bodies are found at a Louisiana campground. Investigative reporter Clint Harrison uncover a dark local legend about the reclusive Dansen clan, who may be connected with the murders. Determined to dig up the truth, Clint and his buddies decide to spend a stormy night at the seemingly abandoned Dansen mansion...

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Creepy..., October 9, 2005

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Michael J. Covino (Key West, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Heritage (DVD)

Although not an accurate adaption of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Lurking Fear," this film dose indeed deliver the mood that one would expect from an H.P Lovecraft story set in more modern times.

A couple residing within a camper in the woods is massacred and their deaths become the talk of a small Louisiana Town. An investigative reporter, Clint Harrison, is summoned personally by the owner of a newspaper company to investigate the case. His job is to spend the night in the abandoned Dansen house which stands in the middle of the woods five miles away from the recent murder scene. The task makes no sense to Clint and his selected crew members, but they were being paid overtime, so why not?

This is where the sum of all of Harrison's nightmares begin. Returning from the house with a story which no one will believe, his boss insists that he should take a vacation. Haunted by his experience, Clint tries to find answers at a local Library and reads about the seemingly normal history of the Dansen family. Despite its normalcy in print, Clint learns through two parapsychology students that that house is legendary for producing unsolved murders. So hence the investigation continues, leading his new crew on a track of unspeakable discovery.

There the story is, but be warned, this film is plagued by awkward acting and the quality of the picture is not DVD quality. To me, the old grainy look seemed to fit this rather eerie movie, but...that's just me. And some things in the film do not coincide with reality, either. For instance, just because you bury a body in the woods, dose not mean it will not be found by police dogs. Just small things like that...

Otherwise, the film is great. I know Lovecraft did not include redneck characters in his books, but the film dose a great job at creeping you out. The dark, isolated settings and the threat of death that surrounds them when lightening strikes is perfect.

23 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT AN AUTHORIZED RELEASE, November 18, 2004

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Andrew J. Migliore (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Heritage (DVD)

PEACOCK FILMS is a rip-off artist. They never paid director David McCormick one cent for the video release of this film after 10 years of sales and they also illegally released this film on DVD after being sent a termination letter by the director years prior to the release. Although their original contract has now expired they have flooded the market with this cheaply done DVD.

DO NOT SUPPORT THIS UNSCRUPULOUS COMPANY.

Please note that this has nothing to do with the vendors who are selling the DVD on-line. They are unaware of the situation.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good story, but......., April 15, 2006

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Q. Zhu - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Heritage (DVD)

I enjoyed the film except the acting was a bit off. The points where the actors should of been scared, they were making dumb odd ball coments, which made me laugh rather than take the story seriously.

The ending I did not get. I have read lovecraft's ending and I enjoyed it. This film would of gotten 4 stars if it had stayed more adjacent with the original lovecraftian story.

Other than that, forget about the actors and focus on just the story and you will love it. A fine film for hangin out with friends or a girl on a friday or saturday night when there is nothing to do.