Beneath the Darkness

2011's Beneath the Darkness was one of my recent bargain bin finds and I picked it up because it sounded like it had potential.
 

The film is about a small town mortician named Vaughn Ely (played by Dennis Quaid) who's wife died a couple years back. One night, some high school kids decide to sneak onto Ely's property because there is a rumor his house is haunted. When the kids see the silhouette of people dancing through the window and notice Ely's van isn't there they decide to break in a search for answers. While inside the find the dead body of Ely's wife, and are soon confronted by Ely himself. While three of the kids escape, one of them is thrown down the stairs and killed by the mortician. Of course the police don't believe the kids story that this pillar of the community is a murderer and, after all, they did break into his house. Two of the teens Travis and Abby (played by Tony Oller and Amiee Teegarden respectively) refuse to let Ely get away his terrible deeds. So, set out to get proof that he's an insane murderer, nearly getting themselves killed in the process.

This isn't a good movie. The acting is dodgy and the film struggles to fill it's hour and a half runtime. The premise may sound intriguing but, its not executed well. If you happen upon this one on a streaming service or in a bargain bin, don't waste your time.

1 out of 5.