The Midnight Man

The Midnight Man
2016
★★★☆☆ 5.8/10
⏱️ 95 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Horror
A girl and her friends find a game in the attic that summons a creature known as The Midnight Man, who uses their worst fears against them.

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User Reviews

Kamurai
★ 7/10
October 7, 2020
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. First off, Lin Shaye ("Insidious") absolutely steals the scene whenever she is on scene, that lady knows how to "old lady horror" if anyone does. Like most decent horror movies, this one is fueled by stupid. Even in the unlikely scenario of any of it being real, on top of the unlikely scenario of finding "the game", how insanely bored and out of options would you have to be to do something that involves drawing blood? I had to digress here because it's my main beef with the movie, but it spoils things if I continue. I actually really like this concept, essentially playing a "life at stake" game with the bogey man, a sort of "cheating death" trope ("Final Destination"), but more direct. The movie does a fantastic job of expressing the effects of the Midnight Man, and gives some excellent imagery. Otherwise it's a "survive in the house till morning" sort of thing, and while the overall plot isn't all that special, there were some really good twists and the Midnight Man is such a good concept.

Crew

Director
Travis Zariwny
Writer
Travis Zariwny, Rob Kennedy
Producer
Nicolas Chartier, Mary Cybriwsky, Steven Mnuchin

Production

The Bridge Finance Company, Midnight Productions, Scooty Woop Elite, Voltage Pictures

Keywords

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