One flick I’ve got sitting on my shelf right now begging to be watched is Tom Shankland’s THE CHILDREN. I’ve heard nothing but good things about that flick and personally I can’t wait to check it out. So when word drops on Shankland being pegged to direct yet another genre flick heading our way you can bet I’m going to tell you all about it!
I’m talking about DARK CORNERS, which is heading our way via Peter Block’s A Bigger Boat shingle. So what’s the deal with DARK CORNERS? Penned by E.L. Katz and Tim Day, the synopsis for DARK CORNERS reads:
DARK CORNERS revolves around Jess, a beautiful blind college girl who is tormented by a methodic killer who knows her well and therefore knows what terrifies her. He is motivated by sadistic revenge, but she turns her apparent weakness into a strength and fights back.
Doesn’t sound half bad, right? Producer Peter Block definitely seems stoked about the project. Scope out a bit of what he had to say in the press release:
“Tom Shankland is the perfect choice for Dark Corners. When you watch The Children, it’s unsettling and creepy while at the same time you find yourself being drawn in deeper and deeper. Likewise with Dark Corners; this is a cat-n-mouse thriller in the spirit of Wait Until Dark and Panic Room that gives you someone to root for, someone to fear and something going bump in the night.”
Director Tom Shankland adds: “Dark Corners will be Hitchcock re-imagined for a modern audience who love to be scared in the dark. I’ve always loved films where characters have very limited choices and tools to solve problems and survive, and then mining suspense from these claustrophobic situations.”
So there you have it ladies and gentlemen. Not a whole lot to go on yet but DARK CORNERS is definitely oozing with potential. As soon as we hear more on DARK CORNERS you can bet we’ll pass the good word along to all of you!
THE CHILDREN’s Rachel Shelley
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