Director: Daniel Stamm
Notable Cast: Natalie
Martinez, Matt Lauria, Arnie Pantoja, Christina Leone
After the release of The
Last Exorcism I would have thought that Daniel Stamm would have been one of
the big names on a short list to be horror’s next thing. However, sometimes
that’s not how the industry works. It wasn’t until I was doing research for the
latest episode of Hulu and Blumhouse’s Into the Dark series of films, Down, that his name popped up again.
Looking through his IMDB credits shows that he’s been busy over the last few
years working in a lot of horror television (something that I don’t nearly keep
up with enough, truthfully) and so it’s somewhat fitting that Down would end up
being the next film for him. Like most of the Into the Dark series, Down
is incredibly fun and effective little low budget film. It maximizes its
minimalist settings, plays on the viewers assumptions with some clever key
moments, and keeps an impressive pacing as it goes. Once again, Stamm showcases
he is quite the fantastic modern horror director and Down is just further evidence of such.