DARKNESS-VAMPIRE VERSION (LIMITED EDITION) (DVD/WS/2 DISC) DVD

Darkness: The Vampire Version
A small town is besieged by a bloodthirsty army of malevolent vampires in director Leif Jonker's ultra-gory, no-budget, underground horror hit. Shot on a shoestring budget and heavily circulated on the underground horror circuit after making a hearty splash with gore-hounds, Jonker's high-energy frightfest finds a lone warrior facing off against a legion of the undead after watching his friends get wiped out in a nearby convenience store. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Gary Miller as Tobe Michael Gisick as Greg Randall Aviks as Liven Cena Donham as Kelly Steve Brown as Jodie Lisa Franz as Dianne Bill Hooper as Glenn Christopher Michael as Steve Jake Euker as John Veronica Page Dennen as Cop Bob Lower as Bob

Crew Leif Jonker - Editor Michael Curtis - Composer (Music Score) Gary Miller - Makeup Special Effects Leif Jonker - Cinematographer Leif Jonker - Producer Leif Jonker - Screenwriter

Darkness: The Vampire Version
Darkness: The Vampire Version is a movie for horror fans who can appreciate the genre at its rawest extremes. The film's got plenty of rough edges on display: it's 8 mm visuals give it a grainy, homespun look, the cast consists of excited amateurs, and the gore effects are more plentiful than they are polished. As a result, Darkness: The Vampire Version isn't the kind of horror film for fans accustomed to more polished fare. That said, anyone who enjoys underground-style horror will be impressed by the intensity of Darkness: The Vampire Version. Director Leif Jonker keeps the viewer from focusing on the film's shortcomings by giving it a lean, speedy pace and delivering plenty of outrageous, bloody set pieces (the highway-set finale in particular is a grue-soaked stunner). The end result isn't perfect, but it's hard not to admire the film's enthusiasm for what it is doing. In short, Darkness: The Vampire Version is for a select portion of the horror audience, but those select few rowdy fans who can get into its "shoot from the hip" style will love its joyously bloody excesses. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Darkness: The Vampire Version -- 16 x 9 widescreen enhanced presentation of the newly created, definitive director's cut featuring never-before-released scenes and footage including even more torrents of blood and gore New digital transfer struck directly from the original film elements, with restored image and sound, supervised and approved by director/cinematographer Leif Jonker Three feature-length audio commentary tracks featuring the director, special FX artist, co-composer, cast, and crew "Vampire Bootcamp: The Making of Darkness" -- All-new 30-minute featurette with cast & crew interviews New Apostasy music video for the song "World of Sin" Behind-the-scenes footage of four exploding vampires Extended rough-cut of the climatic meltdown sequence Photo gallery, including promo art for Darkness 2 & 3 Festival screening intro with Demon Machine promo Alternate audio/commentary track on all bonus materials Remastering demo, trailers, promo-spots Darkness -- the original release version, unaltered and unedited, sourced directly from the 1" videotape master The Photo Archive - Comprehensive 50-minute gallery of over 1,000 (yes, over one thousand) images documenting the production and "life" of the film, all accompanied by excerpts of the Darkness original music soundtrack, composed/performed by Michael Curtis and Leif Jonker Highlights from the Nevermore & Cucalorus Film Festival screenings with filmmaker Q & A and audience reactions Alternate/deleted scenes -- Some never before released A brief tour of the Wichita, KS production studio in 1990 "Deth's Oogly Hed #3" -- Sacramento public-access cable television interview segment with director Leif Jonker Television broadcast introduction with lab mascot Chaka Three alternate trailers and three rarely seen promotional teasers including spots for Skull Full & Darkness 2 Alternate audio, music, FX, and/or filmmaker commentary tracks on all bonus materials, and much more DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 84 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Darkness: The Vampire Version - Feature Presentation 1. Festival Intro [3:59] 2. Opening Credits [2:18] 3. The Convenience Store [5:25] 4. Tobe Runs Home [2:51] 5. 3 Days Later [1:23] 6. The Chainsaw House [7:35] 7. The Flying "V" [:49] 8. Liven Awakens [2:36] 9. 4 Hours Till Sunrise [4:18] 10. Car Wash Scene [4:32] 11. At Greg's House [5:12] 12. Into the Night [4:39] 13. The Dead Scream [:53] 14. Glenn Arrives [1:42] 15. Into the Theater [6:18] 16. At Jodie's House [2:34] 17. Morning Siege [4:31] 18. Help Me Greg... [2:26] 19. Where's the Blade? [1:42] 20. Into the Creek [2:57] 21. Here Comes the Sun [4:47] 22. Forgive Me... [4:24] 23. 13 Minutes Till Sunset [2:45] 24. Sunset [:46] 25. End Credits [5:33] Disc #2 -- Darkness: The Vampire Version - Bonus Materials 1. Opening Credits [3:03] 2. Convenience Store [5:42] 3. Greg, Jodie & Glenn [1:21] 4. Chainsaw House Pt. 1 [3:50] 5. The Flying "V" [:54] 6. Chainsaw House Pt. 2 [1:13] 7. Liven Awakens [2:02] 8. Chainsaw House Pt. 3 [4:10] 9. The Night Begins [2:57] 10. Car Wash Chase [5:51] 11. Returning Home [9:11] 12. Back on the Streets [9:56] 13. The Theater [7:25] 14. Tobe Tells His Tale [3:48] 15. Morning Siege [5:29] 16. Here Comes the Sun [5:31] 17. Forgive Me... [4:50] 18. Fight Another Night [5:07] 19. End Credits [3:18]