We have some news about a cool new horror flick, The Dark Tapes by Michael McQuown and Vincent J. Guastini. A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, and mystery, The 98-minute movie features four stories that interlock to create one clever anthology. It is a film that raises the possibility that ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more are real entities in our everyday lives.

 
“I’ve always had a rational and scientific mind, especially in physics and string-theory. I wanted to explore how the paranormal could exist in reality while also having a western scientific basis behind them. Moreover, I’ve had two transformative experiences in my life. The first was seeing what can be best described as a ‘ghost’ or ‘spirit’ not once, but twice in the same night. The second is commonly called a ‘Night Terror’. To this day, it is the most terrified I have ever been. Over the years, I’ve met other people who describe it the same way. The Dark Tapes is the result of all this,” says writer-producer-director Michael McQuown.

A kind of mix between  “’V/H/S’ and the CBS television series ‘The Twilight Zone’”, The Dark Tapes premiered at the Phoenix International Film Festival in competition for best horror feature and continues to travel the festival circuit. It has gathered over 20 awards and nominations along the way including:

WINNER – Best Feature – Independent Horror Movie Awards
WINNER – Best Horror Feature – CAL-TEX Horror Festival
WINNER – Best of Show – CAL-TEX Horror Festival
WINNER – Best Ensemble Cast – Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
NOMINEE – Best Feature Film – Fly Film Festival
NOMINEE – Best Feature Film – FantaFestival

To Watch the 4 different trailers:

The Dark Tapes Mini-Trailer - Cam Girls

The Dark Tapes Mini-Trailer - The Hunters & The Hunted

The Dark Tapes Mini-Trailer - To Catch A Demon - Starring Cortney Palm & David Rountree.

The Dark Tapes was created, written, directed, filmed and edited by Michael McQuown. Co-directed by Emmy nominee Vincent J. Guastini, who also created the makeup and practical effects. Mr. Guastini’s credits in the latter department include The Taking of Deborah Logan, Requiem for a Dream, I, Frankenstein and many more. The film is produced by Michael McQuown, Amon Mahmud, Nicole Odeku, Haldane Morris, and Vincent J Guastini.
The cast includes seasoned Los Angeles actors: Cortney Palm (Nicole), Emilia Ares Zoryan (Caitlin), Brittany Underwood (Amanda), David Roundtree (Martin), Jake O’Conner (Ryan), David Hull (Josh), Aral Gibble (Gerry), Shawn Lockie (Karen), Stephen Zimpel (David) and David Banks (Sam).

The creators of The Dark Tapes created this film with the hopes of creating  TV series or an annual film event.
For more information about The Dark Tapes, please visit www.TheDarkTapes.com