After Dark Films
Encyclopedia
After Dark Films is a horror film
production company and distributor founded by Courtney Solomon
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Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
production company and distributor founded by Courtney Solomon
Courtney Solomon
Courtney Solomon is a Canadian film producer.Solomon produced and directed the 2000 film Dungeons & Dragons. His latest film, An American Haunting, is based on the Bell Witch legend in Tennessee....
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History
The company is the organizer for the annual independent horror film festival After Dark Horrorfest, also known as 8 Films to Die For, which is currently in its fourth year. On 30 March 2010 the company founded with After Dark Originals alongside Lionsgate and SyfySyfy
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Distributed films
- An American HauntingAn American HauntingAn American Haunting is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Courtney Solomon. It stars Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and James D'Arcy. The film was previewed at the AFI Film Festival on November 5, 2005 and was released in U.S. theaters on May 5, 2006. The film had an...
- ReincarnationReincarnation (film)is a 2005 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Takashi Shimizu and Masaki Adachi. Preceded by Infection and Premonition , Reincarnation is the third film in producer, Takashige Ichise's, as part of J-Horror Theater....
- The GravedancersThe GravedancersThe Gravedancers is a 2005 American horror film. It was chosen as one of the 8 Films To Die For in 2006 and screened at that year's After Dark Horrorfest film festival.-Synopsis:...
- SkinwalkersSkinwalkers (film)Skinwalkers is a 2006 horror-action film about werewolves, and was released in the United States by Lions Gate Entertainment and After Dark Films. Directed by James Isaac, it stars Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, and Tom Jackson...
- Nightmare ManNightmare Man (2006 film)Nightmare Man is a 2006 horror film written and directed by Rolfe Kanefsky. It was produced by Paradigm Pictures, a division of Paradigm Entertainment Group, and Frederico Lapenda.-Storyline:...
- UnrestUnrest (film)Unrest is an independent horror film. It was shown at the horror film festival 8 Films To Die For during the 2006 fall season.At the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival it was awarded Best Picture for Horror, and the lead actress, Corri English, won Best Actress.-Plot:The film...
- The Abandoned
- Dark RideDark Ride (film)Dark Ride is a 2006 American horror-thriller film directed by Craig Singer and written by Singer and Robert Dean Klein. It was selected to play at the 8 Films To Die For film festival, being one of the first 8 films to be in the 8 Films To Die For films series...
- Crazy Eights
- Mulberry StreetMulberry Street (film)Mulberry Street is a 2007 horror film that was released by After Dark Films as a part of their 8 Films to Die For 2007. It was released on DVD in the United States on March 18, 2008...
- Wicked Little Things
- Penny DreadfulPenny Dreadful (film)Penny Dreadful is a 2006 independent American horror film. The film centers on a young woman who has a fear of cars and ends up stalked by a maniac hitchhiker preying on her fears....
- HuskHusk (film)Husk is an American horror film. It stars Devon Graye, C. J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok and Ben Easter. It is directed by Brett Simmons.-Plot:...
- The HamiltonsThe HamiltonsThe Hamiltons is an independent horror film directed by the Butcher Brothers and the winner of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Malibu International Film Festival...
- UnearthedUnearthed (film)Unearthed is a 2006 horror film, directed by Matthew Leutwyler and starring Emmanuelle Vaugier . This monster movie opened sometime on November 9, 2007 as one of the "8 Films to Die For" in the After Dark Films Horrorfest....
- BorderlandBorderland (film)Borderland is a 2007 horror film written and directed by Zev Berman. It is released as one of the 8 Films to Die For at Horrorfest 2007. It is very loosely based on the true story of Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, the leader of a religious cult that practiced human sacrifice...
- CaptivityCaptivity (film)Captivity is a 2007 thriller film directed by Roland Joffé, based on a screenplay by Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura, and starring Elisha Cuthbert...
- Lake DeadLake DeadLake Dead is a horror film that was released as part of the 2007 After Dark Horrorfest.-Synopsis:The film follows a group of teenagers who inherit a motel on a lake, only to uncover a series of dark and frightening family secrets.-Plot:...
- The TaskThe Task (film)The Task is a 2011 horror film directed by Alex Orwell, written by Kenny Yakkel, produced by Christopher Milburn and Courtney Solomon, starring Alexandra Staden, Victor McGuire and Adam Rayner...
- Frontier(s)
- Fierce PeopleFierce People (film)Fierce People is a 2005 drama thriller film adapted by Dirk Wittenborn from his 2002 novel of the same name. Directed by Griffin Dunne, it starred Anton Yelchin, Diane Lane, Kristen Stewart, Chris Evans, and Donald Sutherland.-Plot:...
- The Deaths of Ian StoneThe Deaths of Ian StoneThe Deaths of Ian Stone is a 2007 horror film directed by Dario Piana. It stars Mike Vogel, Christina Cole, Jaime Murray, and Michael Dixon....
- Tooth & NailTooth and Nail (film)Tooth & Nail is a 2007 horror film about a group of people in a post-apocalyptic world who must fight to survive against a band of vicious cannibals.- Plot :...
- Wristcutters: A Love StoryWristcutters: A Love StoryWristcutters: A Love Story is a 2006 comedy-fantasy-romance film written and directed by Goran Dukić, starring Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, and Shannyn Sossamon. It is set in a strange afterlife way-station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.It is based on Etgar Keret's...
- Hood of HorrorHood of HorrorHood of Horror is a horror film adaptation of a fictional comic book, which is an anthology of three short tales set in an urban milieu in a style reminiscent of Tales From The Crypt and Tales from the Hood. The movie debuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival...
- Seconds ApartSeconds ApartSeconds Apart is a 2011 thriller/horror film starring Orlando Jones and twins Edmund and Gary Entin. The film concerns a pair of twins, Jonah and Seth, who share telepathic and telekinetic abilities. Things start to spiral out of their control as their classmates end up dying in twisted and bizarre...
Profits
This is a table of money made by cinematic films from After Dark Films.| Year | Film | Domestic Gross | Foreign Gross | Budget | Total Gross |
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| 2006 | An American Haunting An American Haunting An American Haunting is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Courtney Solomon. It stars Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and James D'Arcy. The film was previewed at the AFI Film Festival on November 5, 2005 and was released in U.S. theaters on May 5, 2006. The film had an... |
$16,298,046 | $11,939,797 | $14,000,000 | $28,237,843 |
| 2007 | Wristcutters: A Love Story Wristcutters: A Love Story Wristcutters: A Love Story is a 2006 comedy-fantasy-romance film written and directed by Goran Dukić, starring Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, and Shannyn Sossamon. It is set in a strange afterlife way-station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.It is based on Etgar Keret's... |
$446,165 | $7,861 | N/A | $454,026 |
| Skinwalkers Skinwalkers (film) Skinwalkers is a 2006 horror-action film about werewolves, and was released in the United States by Lions Gate Entertainment and After Dark Films. Directed by James Isaac, it stars Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, and Tom Jackson... |
$1,018,965 | $1,754,903 | N/A | $2,773,868 | |
| Snoop Doggs Hood Of Horror Hood of Horror Hood of Horror is a horror film adaptation of a fictional comic book, which is an anthology of three short tales set in an urban milieu in a style reminiscent of Tales From The Crypt and Tales from the Hood. The movie debuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival... |
$25,900 | N/A | $5,000,000 | $25,900 | |
| Captivity Captivity (film) Captivity is a 2007 thriller film directed by Roland Joffé, based on a screenplay by Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura, and starring Elisha Cuthbert... |
$2,626,800 | $7,278,447 | N/A | $9,905,247 | |
| The Abandoned | $1,331,137 | $2,328,932 | N/A | $3,660,069 | |
| Fierce People Fierce People (film) Fierce People is a 2005 drama thriller film adapted by Dirk Wittenborn from his 2002 novel of the same name. Directed by Griffin Dunne, it starred Anton Yelchin, Diane Lane, Kristen Stewart, Chris Evans, and Donald Sutherland.-Plot:... |
$85,410 | $68,474 | N/A | $153,884 |