Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls (2003) is a horror movie from Jonathan Liebesman you can watch online on iFILM. The town of Darkness Falls is haunted by a spirit that kills anyone who sees its face in the light.

A hundred and fifty years ago the townsfolk lynched an old woman who handed children coins for their lost teeth. Her ghost now hunts as the Tooth Fairy, and she only strikes in the dark. As a boy, Kyle Walsh survived her once and was written off as crazy for it. Years later he comes back to protect his ex-girlfriend and her little brother, who has just lost his last baby tooth, which means the fairy is already coming for him. Stay in the light and you live, but bulbs blow, flashlights die, and the night runs long.

This was Liebesman's feature debut, before he went on to Battle: Los Angeles and the Ninja Turtles reboot. Chaney Kley and Emma Caulfield lead, with a very young Emily Browning in the cast. Simple but solid creature horror built around one sharp idea about light and dark. Stream Darkness Falls (2003) online on iFILM.