Right from minute
one, it's pretty clear that director Todd Miro is going for a big
pay off that will keep us pretty surprised and entertained even
after the closing credits. The problem is we're not sure what he's
exactly going for. Thankfully the film is never too long at under
twenty minutes and comprises a basic and simple premise that will
keep fans of ghost movies thoroughly entertained. After grabbing a
sound bite of a vicious growl in his house, Charles invites his
friend Rob over to help him investigate paranormal activities
happening in his house. Unwilling to move, and struggling with debt,
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Charles and
Rob devise a plan to find the source of the haunting, all
the while Rob humors his friend Charles whose brother in law
mysteriously disappeared and is struggling to end the
hauntings or else he may just lose his wife and kids who
have had enough. Most of the film is seen through the night
vision lens along the dark corridors of Charles' seemingly
serene normal suburban house and the two venture in to the
darkness to find who or what is tormenting them and trying
to figure out if there is one giant elaborate hoax at play
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Miro makes great use
of his play of shadow and suspense by turning the scenes in to a
nail biting bonanza of moments that will definitely keep audiences
watching in anticipation the entire time, all the while both men
pursue this menace that begins leaving a mysterious message in the
mirror and leads them on a trek through toys, random noises and the
big pay off that more than met my expectations. "Enter the Dark" is
a fun and creepy short ghost story with Miro displaying a finesse
for storytelling along with a skill for atmosphere while also
testing the waters for more defined genre fare in the end.
