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Low-budget Welsh horror where journalists become the story... permanently.
TMDB
44
IMDb
49
Rotten Tomatoes
33
Audience Score
33
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Darklands (1996)

Regional nightmare fuelFolk horror jank90s direct-to-video energy

Overview

Horror

A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.

Flag of USUSFlag of GBGB
Content warning
cultsacrifice
Media complicityAncient power vs modern skepticismIdentity dissolutionThe cost of ambition

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gnarly ritual effects that punch above this budget.

Best for:Solo: Rainy night when you want obscure folk horror nobody's heard of.·Background: Playing while you doom-scroll about unsolved UK mysteries.
Heads up:Disturbing: Cult indoctrination and body horror transformation sequences.
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Director

Julian Richards

ReleasedNov 16, 1996
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Metrodome Films

Top Cast

Craig Fairbrass

Craig Fairbrass

Frazer Truick

Jon Finch

Jon Finch

David Keller

Rowena King

Rowena King

Rachel Morris

Dave Duffy

Dave Duffy

Carver

Ray Gravell

Ray Gravell

Bearded Gypsy

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

Salvy

William Thomas

William Thomas

Detective Jarvis

Robert Blythe

Robert Blythe

McCullen

Beth Morris

Beth Morris

Doctor Morgan

Nicola Branson

Nicola Branson

Becky

Ieuan Rhys

Ieuan Rhys

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Julian Richards shot this for under £100k in three weeks around Port Talbot, using local steelworks for that apocalyptic atmosphere.

Cultural

Part of a weird 90s UK trend of 'industrial folk horror' — films like The Last Great Wilderness and Dead Man's Shoes' spiritual cousins.

YouTube

DARKLANDS Trailer (1996) Craig Fairbrass UK Horror

DARKLANDS Trailer (1996) Craig Fairbrass UK Horror

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