What would you be willing to do to reconnect with a deceased loved one? This week’s Horror film explores this question. During Episode 027 of Horror Movie Weekly, your three late-night Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead, BillChete, and Lady Phantom review A Dark Song (2017). Jay recalls that a lot of people really appreciate this film, so if you’re a fan, please share your thoughts in the comments! Thanks! By the way, happy birthday to Lady Phantom today!
On Horror Movie Weekly, your late-night Horror hosts Jay of the Dead, BillChete and Lady Phantom bring you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!
SHOW NOTES:
Introduction
— Fantasy Island (2020)
— VFW (2020)
– Jay of the Dead’s pick for this week: A Dark Song (2017)
A Dark Song (2017) — Genre Classification: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Horror
Premise:
A grieving mother hires a man to guide her through a several-month-long, dark, ritualistic ceremony that should enable her to communicate with her deceased son… But will the price be too costly for her to pay?
Ratings and Recommendations: A Dark Song (2017)
Jay of the Dead = 2.5 ( Avoid )
BillChete = 0.5 ( Avoid )
Lady Phantom = 4 ( Avoid )
[ 00:00:00 ] – SPOILER DISCUSSION BEGINS
Next on Episode 028: We Are Still Here (2015) — BillChete’s pick!
Podcast artwork: Lady Phantom
Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead
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The song is so dark, we can’t even see or hear it…
Happy Birthday Lady Phantom! I hope your loved ones booked a clean clown to perform at your party. 🎂 🙂
Now, on with the episode!
Nope, no clowns for me, thankyouverymuch. Clean or otherwise! Thank you so much!
She’s more powerful than the Phantom menace, more haunting than the phantom of the mall & more murderous than the phamtom of the opera she is the queen of phantoms lady phantom…Happy Birthday Lady Phantom! Hope your next pick has a better song attached to it…
Lol, thank you!
Thanks for the episode and for making sure I never accidentally watch this movie. 😴
I always check the general rating consensus at a quick glance before listening. If it’s above 5, I watch the movie first, but in this case it seemed like a safe bet to go ahead and listen.
I’ve been a big fan of Jay and Bill for years and I’m really digging this show.
Thanks for keeping on!
Good we were able to help. As usual, thanks for your comments!
well your missing out on something different mate, if you like that sacred deer thing. then give this a go, a low budget independent film.
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All I know about a Dark Song is that I watched it. I apparently rated it 5* so I guessed I liked something about it, although I can’t seem to remember why. I watched it mainly because I heard about it on HMP, Dr. Shock gave it a good review.
We Are Still Here is one of my favorite horror movies. The cinematography is phenomenal. I really enjoyed the main 4 actors. The lonely feel of the first half felt authentic and very well executed. Barbara Crampton and Andrew Sensenig did a great job portraying a grieving family. Larry Fessenden had a great scene post seance. The kills are brutal and well done. The look of the Dagmar family is great and has a strong and terrifying presence. 10*
I only wish their was more to know with the history of the Dagmars. But atleast the director kept to a low runtime to balance it out.
Looking forward to the review and hope y’all loved it!
Sam, The thing about Dark Song is exactly what you explained: it’s forgettable. I had already seen it too, yet I remembered nothing about it. I liked things here and there too, that’s why it got a 4 from me. But the truth is, it’s very forgettable.
I think you’ll enjoy our discussion about We are Still Here…
Regarding VFW, I was disappointed by this Assault on Precinct 13 ripoff. If not for these literal veteran character actors trading turns chewing scenery, this movie would not be worth watching at all. Joe Begos was more successful with Bliss. It’s fun for a single viewing, but only if you are a fan of the actors. Otherwise, I’d say most horror fans could skip this one. 5.5/10, low-priority/see it for free.
Yes, A Dark Song was well-reviewed in it’s year of release, but I never thought the premise was interesting enough to seek it out. This podcast gave me an excuse to see it. I agree with everything you had to say about this movie. The only redeeming thing about this film is the protagonist’s change of heart at the end, but it’s just such a failure in every other way. 2/10 and avoid.
We are still here is a movie that I have wanted to see and now I have a reason to see it this week. I’m looking forward to it.
The Invisible Man wasn’t as good as I was hoping. It’s still good and worth watching. Coming off of Upgrade, I did have really high hopes for director Leigh Whannell’s follow up. It was a minor step back for me. Acting was fine and effects were fine. I really appreciated sound design on this one and the camera stays steady on a number of shots while you search for the action. All the technical aspects were on point and I really loved the title card sequence, but the story is a particular weak point with this movie for me. To illustrate, I have no desire to see this movie again. 6.5/10 and a rental recommendation.
March 20th, we get A Quiet Place II. This will be the first great horror movie of the year. I’ve got one film on my list for this year, The Lodge. I’ve got Come To Daddy and The Sonata in the queue and I’m hoping they will be decent. It has been lean for horror movies this year so far, but the rest of best is coming after A Quiet Place II, so there is much to look forward to!
Thanks everyone.
I hope A Quiet Place 2 is good, but I really don’t think we needed a sequel. I am also looking forwards to The Lodge; we’ll see how that turns out. Its premise makes me hopeful.
Whelp, at the risk of taking a thousand beatings, I loved this film quite a bit. What could have turned into a rote, unoriginal Conjuring/Ouija/Paranormal haunted invisible-force-drags-protagonist-by-the-legs instead became a highly unique, high occult meditation on loss and forgiveness. Sorry but there’s no way she killed her own kid. His death is bizarre though – straight out of an 80s satanic panic handbook.
Nobody is going to beat you! We welcome all opinions. I just wish all the movie had been as good and moving as the ending.
As you can imagine, I agree with you completely. She did NOT kill her son; it was never about that. It’s all about her journey to forgiveness.
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