“Exceptional. Thought provoking. A breath of fresh air, The Dark Tapes offering intelligent and innovative storytelling, solid acting, well placed jump scares and plenty of plot twists.”

“The best practical effects monster of the year.” – “One of the smartest jump scares this year.”

“This anthology should change the way found footage films will be told and take the genre to a much-needed, higher level.”

“…consistenly refined and perhaps of more value, consistently frightening… The Dark Tapes delivers.”

“The Dark Tapes is at once one of the best anthologies and one of the best found footage films I’ve seen.”

“The Dark Tapes is potent nightmare fuel…  I can’t wait to see more of this twisted and unusual universe hinted at through these stories.”

“A tense and thrilling film… that should be watched with the lights off and the sound on high.”

“This movie deserves all sorts of praise and a major release of some sort. And people need to see it. Even if you don’t care for found footage movies see it anyway. You won’t regret it.”

“The Dark Tapes spills new blood in the genre, cutting deep, with a fresh, complex story, more terrifying than anything I’ve seen. If you think this is Blair Witch wannabe or a Paranormal Activity knockoff, think again.  The Dark Tapes is perhaps, finally, the darkest and most original of all.”

“This micro budget compendium of horror shows just what can be achieved through shrewd writing, frugal use of exposition and bags of imagination.”

“A memorable horror film that manages to stay with you long after its unsettling conclusion.”

“Refreshingly unique, The Dark Tapes is Indie Horror at its most ambitious… It doesn’t take long at all to shatter your expectations and blow your f%#king mind.”

“…there was some gold left to be mined from the found footage vein after all. Highly recommended.”

“The story of the sinfully salacious cam girls gets gleefully grisly fast and the final tale of calculated revenge is seriously satisfying.”

“A great example of what can be done by talented people working with a limited budget.”

“Rarely have I seen (an anthology film) that featured such innovative and thoughtful storytelling, strong acting, and impressive cinematography.”

“I have not seen a movie that kept me poised and attentive to the very end, that was not predictable in the least, that had some of the most horrifying chills I have seen since I was 13 and sneaked into the theater to see The Omen.”

“One of the rare anthology entries that has no real weak moments.”

“One of the best Indie Horror movies of 2017.”

“Enter Michael McQuown‘s The Dark Tapes. Not only does The Dark Tapes offer more knowledge of horror film making than every found footage film produced in the last few years combined, but it does so across four individual but quietly linked short stories.

“An impressive piece of work on a micro-budget.”

“The majority of the films are fantastic.”

“The fact that it has won or been nominated for 61 awards is quite understanable.”

“I talked to others and some liked it a lot so maybe it’s just my personal taste.”

“A strong film with great ideas.”

“The Dark Tapes is a damned great horror film.”

“…an ambiance of dread… displaying a pleasing Lovecraftian influence.”

“A breath of fresh air that forgoes jump scares for intense frights.”

“Really good… If you like V/H/S, you’ll love The Dark Tapes.”

“Could evolve into an ongoing franchise.”

“Found-footage done right.”

“The best found footage horror film you will see this year.”

“Grab your knife & fork and dig in.”

“The Dark Tapes stacks up with some of the more high profile anthology horror films.”

“I really dug this anthology quite a bit. It really surprised me.”

“There’s a lot to like for horror fans.”

“Fans of the genre have a new rising star to back.”

“… puts its emphasis on creating tension and suspense and telling original stories.”

“There’s a ltreat that Iill throw your way.  And that treat is called The Dark Tapes!”

“Delivers originality and dispatches many planes of terror. A must see.”

“One of the more intelligent paranormal films I have the pleasure of watching.”

“One of the top tier independent films.”

“Running the gamut of horror, thriller and science fiction with relative ease.”

“Surprisingly and ghoulishly delightful.”

“Extremely interesting, well-made short films made even stronger in the connected whole.“

“The more you see it the more unnerved you will be… the stuff of nightmares.”

“…great acting and impressive scripts…”

“Overall, The Dark Tapes is a solid recommend.”

“If you want something suspenseful and creepy, this is the film for you.”

“One of the stronger found-footage horror films in recent memory”

“…an account of cross-dimensional beings who seek to infiltrate the world…”

“The Dark Tapes is an ambitiously creative found-footage horror flick.”

“You should watch this movie.”

“Each tape hold an original tale, more gruesome than the next.”