Andariel Halo As of finishing the movie and coming to the IMDB page, I'm still not certain if each of the segments in this film are connected, or even if they unfold in the same shared universe. Some of the segments have some great ideas but poor execution, namely the pervading one set in 2007 with the professor and the two people. They explore the idea that "ghosts" are actually "inter-dimensional creatures" that exist at a rate of time dilation far faster than ours, similar to the aliens in "Dragon's Egg", so that actual ghost sightings are so rare because it would mean one of these creatures would have to be standing still for hours at a time just for us to be able to see it for one second. Rather than explore and flesh out this idea in the other segments or in its own segments, we get a random, pointless encounter with one of these creatures that looks for the life of me like a clown mask on a pile of rubber monster costume pieces. This clown creature says it is not a simple flesh-eating ghoul, yet proceeds to do absolutely nothing to dissuade them, randomly attacking and trying to kill them. As for the other segments, they are a very mixed bag, with none of them being particularly interesting on their own except maybe the Ghost Hunters one. The Cam Girls one was deeply intriguing until the tepid reveal at the very end. Overall this was a series of mini films that had no reason to exist, and which did not give any justification otherwise.

Leofwine_draca THE DARK TAPES is yet another found footage horror effort which mixes in science fiction elements for an anthology tape. The format is immediately recognisable from the likes of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY while there's some social media activity to get it bang up to date. Sadly, the lack of money means that ghosts and demons are discussed rather than shown, and it's all very static and talky when it should be involving and thrilling.

ScheduleIV I was anticipating the release of this movie from the beginning of 2017. When it came out, I had high hopes for it. I wasn't disappointed. The Dark Tapes has a clever way of connecting each of the four stories together and each one shines a unique light on a specific genre within the horror universe. If you liked southbound and V/H/S, you will love The Dark Tapes.

Stan Tyree When I read the synopsis and a few reviews, I thought to myself, "Well this could be alright." How I was wrong. So VERY wrong. Predicted most of the character actions before they did them, kinda scaring myself how accurate my smart-ass predictions actually were played out almost to a tee.I feel this movie wanted to be like the VHS series, albeit with a dash of paranormal activity mixed in. However, even though I found the VHS series to be kinda an above-average "meh, it's OK", I couldn't find any reason to enjoy this flick. Sure, maybe if your young or just haven't seen ANY "horror" movies, you'd find this movie to be OK.------------------------------------------------------Acting was slightly below average, but not that bad like "The Room".-Effects are pretty standard(and low): The overly-glitchy 'disturbances' when 'ghosts' are around. Sorry, digi-cams DO NOT glitch like that. A pixel is not 1/20th the screen. You can even see the "demon's" skin/costume moving when they are walking around, laughable.When they use analogue video recorders, they have the good-'ol stock 'old film' analogue effects- ie small dark film spotting and high graininess. Also a wax recorder is used, but picks up audio PERFECTLY... -Plot is EASILY predictable. Pretty basic as well. A twist is tried, but then never goes back to those involved in it. Also all the time dilation paired with alternate realities is just so.... wrong.-----------------------------------------------------I've watched some really low-budget indie films, and while this one might not be the worst I've come across, it's still on my top 100 bad movies list. I don't know how any reviewer who's seen soo many movies can or could give this such a high rating, I really don't. Mind baffling. I feel bad for whomever helped fund this movie(despite it's low amount), but most of all, I feel even worse for the "reviewers" who paid 10$ to 'rent' this movie. Or even 4$. I'm sure that my review, like the few others telling the truth of the quality of this movie, will be down-voted/liked/etc.I regret watching this movie, waste of my time. I only give this an extra 2 stars because hey, they kinda tried.Do yourself, and anyone who you were gonna watch this with, a favor- JUST DON'T.