Little Rock Film Festival 2009

Based on the mega-popular "Ted the Caver" Internet urban legend, The Living Dark tells the story of two estranged brothers, reunited for their father's funeral. Attempting reconciliation, the brothers stumble upon the sealed entrance to a nearby cave, and are slowly forced to confront the true, nightmarish cause of their father's death. Inside the hidden cavern, the brothers discover a fist-sized hole leading to an unexplored virgin passage.Ted and Brad descend into obsession as they return day after day in a relentless effort to widen the opening and gain access to the mysteries of the unknown passage beyond. Foreboding noises, putrid odors, and dark apparitions plague the excavation, but despite the increasing horrors they encounter, the brothers continue to dig deeper into the Dark… and through their long hours together, deeper into the past demons between them. Exhausted and afraid, they are finally forced to confront the brutal evil beneath the earth in an emotionally devastating climax that puts the bond between the brothers to the ultimate test. Far from a standard, by the numbers fright flick, The Living Dark is a film much more in the tradition of classic Hollywood horror movies like The Exorcist, Jaws, and Rosemary's Baby – character-centered, with an emphasis on story instead of buckets of blood and gore. Funny, thrilling and emotionally complex, the Living Dark is a unique film that will stay with you long after the final credits roll.