▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁super natural ▁horror ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Austin ▁Reading . ▁ ▁Cast ▁T ara ▁Hol t ▁as ▁Mad ison ▁ ▁Christian ▁G ani ere ▁as ▁S eth ▁Bry ce ▁Johnson ▁as ▁J ake ▁K atr ina ▁Law ▁as ▁Iz zy ▁He ather ▁Maz ur ▁as ▁Kate ▁My k ▁Wat ford ▁as ▁Daniel ▁Ted ▁Ra imi ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Frank ▁Sche ck ▁for ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁claimed ▁the ▁film ▁" w ould ▁be ▁inf uri ating ▁except ▁that ▁its ▁terminal ▁d ull ness ▁s aps ▁the ▁energy ▁required ▁for ▁out rage ." ▁Mon ica ▁Cast illo ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁potential ▁but ▁disappoint ed ▁saying ▁" A ust in ▁Reading ' s ▁horror ▁movie ▁" D ark ness ▁R ising " ▁has ▁the ▁mak ings ▁of ▁a ▁solid ▁ha unted - house ▁story ... However , ▁toss ing ▁these ▁ing red ients ▁together ▁does ▁not ▁guarantee ▁a ▁decent ▁sc are ." ▁No el ▁Murray ▁of ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁called ▁the ▁film ▁" as ▁bland ly ▁forget table ▁as ▁its ▁title ." ▁▁ ▁M ait land ▁Mc Don agh ▁for ▁Film ▁Journal ▁International ▁said ▁" U lt imately , ▁the ▁trouble ▁with ▁Dark ness ▁R ising ▁isn ' t ▁that ▁so ▁much ▁it ' s ▁generic — Ro bert ▁W ise ' s ▁The ▁Ha un ting ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁classic ▁that ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁basic ▁notes — as ▁that ▁the ▁characters ▁are ▁so ▁undefined