Taglines: Every legend has its dark side.
In the 1800’s there was a woman that little children would take their old teeth (ones they had recently lost) to in exchange for a gold coin. A few years later, tragedy struck her, first a fire in her house which caused her to not be able to go into any type of light, and then she was hanged. There’s a story that goes around the town of Darkness Falls about her, and she’s called the Tooth Fairy. The story goes that she can’t go in the light, and if you wake up and see her, she’ll kill you.
The usual saying is “Don’t Peek.” Well, there is a boy named Kyle who gets a warning from his friend Caitlin to not peek. Well, he wakes up on the night when the Tooth Fairy is supposed to come and get his last tooth and sees her. It all leads to more tragedy and the movie jumps to 12 years later. Now grown up, Caitlin calls Kyle because her little brother Michael is going through the same things he did as a boy, and wants his help. Kyle goes back to Darkness Falls to face his past, and the woman in…
Darkness Falls is a 2003 American-Australian supernatural horror film written by Joe Harris and John Fasano, and directed by Jonathan Liebesman. The film stars Chaney Kley and Emma Caulfield. The film’s narrative follows Kyle Walsh (Kley), who witnesses his mother’s murder. Twelve years later, he returns to his childhood home because Michael Greene (Lee Cormie), the young brother of his romantic interest Caitlin (Caulfield), is being stalked by Kyle’s mother’s supernatural killer. Kyle must protect them from this powerful enemy and put an end to its killing spree.
About the Story
The events of the film take place in the town of Darkness Falls, which is based on the town of Fall River, Massachusetts. It begins with the legend of a widow, Matilda Dixon, who was adored by all the town’s children. Matilda gave them gifts and gold coins when they lost a tooth, thus earning her the name “Tooth Fairy”.
After a fire in her home left her horribly disfigured and extremely sensitive to light, she wore a white porcelain mask, only going out at night. Although the children adored Matilda, the adults were suspicious of her and one day, when two children went missing, the townspeople quickly blamed Matilda. In their anger and paranoia, they hanged her, ripping off her porcelain mask and exposing her face to the light. Out of despair and betrayal, Matilda, with her dying breath, swore vengeance upon the town. Soon afterward, the two missing children returned home unharmed. The town, realizing their mistake, quickly buried Matilda’s body along with their shameful secret.
The story of Matilda Dixon, the Tooth Fairy, is told for many generations after her violent murder. Legend has it that her dark spirit visits children on the night they lose their last baby tooth. However, should any person see her when she visits, they become cursed and marked for her deadly vengeance for the rest of their life—assuming they even survive their first encounter.
Darkness Falls (2003)
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Chaney Kley, Emma Caulfield, Antony Burrows, Sullivan Stapleton, Kestie Morassi, Jenny Lovell, Emily Browning, Joshua Anderson, Rebecca McCauley
Screenplay by: John Fasano
Production Design by: George Liddle
Cinematography by: Dan Laustsen
Film Editing by: Timothy Alverson, Steve Mirkovich
Costume Design by: Anna Borghesi, Judy Bunn, Shane Phillips, Jane Summer-Eve
Set Decoration by: Rebecca Cohen
Music by: Brian Tyler
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for terror and horror images, and brief language.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios
Release Date: January 24, 2003
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