Dark Star Pictures stands out for delivering exceptional genre films, making them a great choice for library patrons seeking diverse and thrilling cinematic experiences. Genre films, which include types of films such as horror, sci-fi, thriller, and fantasy, are known for their unique and imaginative storytelling, often pushing the boundaries of conventional cinema.
What makes Dark Star Pictures' unique genre films a valuable addition to any public library's programming and collection development?
Dark Star Pictures' films offer library patrons a type of suspense, fear, wonder, and excitement that many other standard comedies and dramas do not. By adding genre films to their collections, public libraries can cater to patrons who crave intense and offbeat cinematic experiences.
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Property - Thriller
Teresa lives in terrified seclusion. Needing a change, she retreats to her family’s rural estate, driving there in an armored car. When the exploited farm workers are pushed too far, they rise up, and she’s trapped in the vehicle.
The victim of a disastrous hostage situation in the past, Teresa cannot leave her urban home, unable even to walk her dog. When her husband buys her a state-of-the-art armored car, she feels comfortable retreating to the family estate. But her family hasn’t been fair with the farm workers, and soon, the tension boils over, her husband is kidnapped and Teresa escapes, only to find herself trapped in her car in this edge-of-your-seat thriller.
The Elderly - Horror
After his beloved wife suddenly commits suicide, octogenarian Manuel starts behaving strangely. He becomes aggressive, still believes that he's talking with his dead wife, and even tries to implant a radio receptor into his chest to communicate with her. His family are confused and angry, and as the temperature rises in a summer heat wave, it appears that Manuel isn't the only senior citizen preparing for something otherwordly. All the elderly folk are acting suspicious, and they all seem to know something the young ones don't.
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Midnight Peepshow - Thriller
In Midnight Peepshow we are introduced to an unnamed Madame who owns and operates a peepshow, offering patrons a tailor-made experience wrapped around their deepest desires, fears, and sins. Tonight, it welcomes a businessman who has a unique connection to an extreme fantasy website on the dark web. He soon becomes a witness to three stories of victims who found the same website, and now the Midnight Peepshow has found him. It will only be a matter of time before he is made to pay the ultimate price for dabbling in the dark side of his own desire.
Do Not Disturb - Horror
Chloe and Jack travel to Miami for their honeymoon. They decide that a peyote experience will strengthen their marriage. However, they've been given a powerful strand that awakens a desire to eat human flesh. Confronting their toxic relationship, their room becomes a den of love, lust and resentment as Chloe realizes that the way to escape this troubled marriage to is to literally consume Jack.
Abigail - Horror
In 1976 Alabama, Abigail and her mom move to a new town for a fresh start. A precocious teen, Abigail befriends the lonely boy next door and soon stands up to his bullies. As she takes him under her wing, the secrets of her past begin to surface. Though they take on the world together, he discovers she may have a more disturbing side.
The Gravity - Sci-Fi
Chaos ensues when an unprecedented alignment of planets, impacting the Earth's gravity, upsets the balance of a futuristic ghetto run by a ruthless gang and the destiny of two brothers eager for their freedom in an unceasing fight between the old and new generations.
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Saturn Bowling - Horror
When his father dies, Guillaume, a police officer, inherits the family bowling alley and decides to give it to his half-brother Armand. But the gift is cursed, setting off a series of brutal murders. Both brothers find themselves drawn into a demon-filled abyss and will have to face their tainted heritage. Darkness reigns over their world where the only rules are the rules of the hunt.
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Megalomaniac - Horror
Martha and Felix are the children of the Butcher of Mons, a notorious Belgian serial killer from the 1990s. Unstable and riddled with insecurities, Martha lives vicariously through social media. Her brother, crushed by the family legacy, takes over their father's killings. Harassed and violently assaulted at work, the docile Martha falls into madness and goes through the looking glass into the strange and terrifying world inhabited by her brother.
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