The movie starts out a bit scattered, but quickly dives into the most poorly written plot I've ever seen. This is supposed to be a " found footage" type film. Well, it missed the mark by a mile. The 3 stories made no sense, and related to nothing. So! You could call this this a spoiler, but there's nothing really to spoil. This movie has sleepy ghosts, aliens, and a psycho family?? I'm not sure where the director tried to go with the this movie, but I know he never made to there. The stories are scattered, special effects were decent, but not really scary at all. This movie has a run time of 80 min. Please understand, this will be 80 min of your life that will want back desperately, but to no avail, much like this movie, it's just gonna be time wasted. Do yourselves a favor and avoid this movie. If not, I really hope you enjoy it more than I did. Happy viewing.

didn't know what to expect going into this, though i had decently high hopes since any found footage that gets higher than a 4 on IMDb tends to be pretty damn good (for some reason its trendy to hate movies, especially found footage). this one reminds me of VHS since its several stories that range from demons to aliens to just evil people. each story wasn't overly complicated and each one gave you just enough information so your not sitting confused wondering about the little things. this is one you should give a chance, its worth it. plus its only an hour and a half so its not a real long one. i definitely recommend it.

I made an account because there must be some kind of conspiracy going on for people to be leaving good reviews for this movie. This movie/all the movies in the movie (?) are predictable, consist of painfully cheesy dialogue/monologue, have underwhelming endings, and most of all, suck. This movie also suckers you into watching the whole thing because it's so damn confusing - you desperately cling on to the hope that you'll get something out of it by the end, but instead you end up as disappointed as

Just when you think the found footage horror genre might be heading for a recession of sorts on the back of some rather forgettable outings over the last 5 or so years, along comes yet another finely tuned example of why the sub-genre took off in the first place, this time in the form of impressive independent filmmakers Michael McQuown's and Vincent J. Guastini's The Dark Tapes.A collection of individually themed episodes, linked between a continuing component that occurs before each new event (or dark tape), The Dark Tapes follows on from films like the VHS series or Tales From Halloween before it to keep things fresh and coming at a steady pace by never allowing it's episodes to linger on too long to make sure the audience feels like they're on their toes as to what's waiting for them around the corner.As is to be expected from films of this nature, not every episode hits a home run and McQuown (who directs all bar one of the films segments) can at times be accused of overusing effects such as audio crackling or on screen tampering to enhance the whole "found footage" vibe but when The Dark Tapes hits it hits hard and there are some memorably horrific and macabre moments in the film that suggest McQuown is a name to watch closely for those horror aficionado's.Episodes in particular that include a family haunted in their home by a nefarious presence or a smartly constructed web cam show turned bad feel tightly and effectively constructed by McQuown, who eschews his small budgeted roots to deliver some disturbing and effective chills, providing a stark reminder as to why found footage provides such a great jumping off point for those working under right budget constraints.In a genre that has been defined by those that have started with minimum funds to deliver classics of the field (the likes of Tobe Hooper, Sam Raimi and Rob Zombie), it's great to see another start-up like McQuown appear on the scene and it's likely Hollywood has taken notice of the wins McQuown manages to have within The Dark Tapes.Final Say – The Dark Tapes is a multi-award winning independent horror that genre enthusiasts should certainly track down. Filled with some impressive twists and some uniquely grisly moments, McQuown's low budget effort is one of recent times best found footage efforts and a nice calling card for a director who clearly has the tools required to become a key player in the horror film landscape.3 keen to be involved children out of 5