They Hide In The Dark
A supernatural demonic horror in the vein of Poltergeist and Insidious.
Dark entities are brought back by a sexual awakening and blood from a young girl as she moves into womanhood.
Vengeful spirits attached to the house come forth and unleash an ancient forgotten demonic creature living in the well in the basement. JUSTIN, a widowed father struggles to keep his family together after his wife died in the house. Soon the house comes alive with activity. His 17 year old daughter ALEX is plagued by visions of sacrificial rituals, burnt men and a ghastly robed priest who controls them. The sensitive younger daughter NIKKI, senses the dark energy, and prays to her mother. Even Justin’s son STEVEN feels something walking behind him on the stairs, so takes it upon himself to look after the family.
They urge Justin to take action – he insists there are valid explanations. Only when he witnesses Alex violently pulled under the bed does he get help. Investigators set up camera’s, hoping to provide a rational explanation, but soon play witness to Alex’s eventual possession by a forgotten and forbidden demon of ancient legend. She demands sacrifice in return for “enlightenment”. Justin calls for a local priest, hoping to calm his kids. Yet at the mention of this demon, the priest refuses to help. Justin is forced to go back to his children to face their resentment and Alex's disintegration.
Through guilt, the priest goes to the house to face the demon and the vengeful spirits who brought her through; spirits of men he had a hand in destroying. Justin forces the priest to rectify his past, pushing him to the old well to cleanse his house and his daughter Alex. The priest knows vengeance is what the spirits want, and goes forth to face a fiery death as they once suffered.
Through the chaos, no one realises the demon has an agenda of her own – sacrifice.
Alex is being used to lure her family to the well, to face the demonic entity – shattering Justin to the core.
There are things around us we choose not to see. They Hide In The Dark takes us back to when horrors made you want to leave your light on at night.
