Dark Tide Movie PhotoWhen our hero slowly creeps his way down a dark passage with only a candle in his hand, we might think he's crazy Most of the time, however, it just keeps building, even when the story reaches its conclusion. Some of the pressure is relieved with an occasional pop out scare throwaway gags to be sure, but effective nonetheless. We're not assaulted with crude slasher tactics like relentless gore, masked serial killers and naked teenagers, instead, we're made to savor the apprehension as it slowly gains momentum.
Image for Dark Tide movieAdapted from the novel by Susan Hill, the plot never ties to be anything more or less than a gothic Victorian ghost story, which in this case is not a drawback but a loving gesture on the part of the filmmakers. Here is a film that oozes atmosphere from every pore and keeps us on the edge of our seats in suspense. I would expect nothing less from Hammer Film Productions, which gave us the British horror films of the 1950s and 60s, many starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. From the first frame to the last, The Woman in Black looks and feels exactly the way a horror movie should look and feel.
A shadowy figure stalking the premises. The sounds of whispers and crying bouncing off the walls. Dark hallways faintly lit by candlelight. Rooms blanketed in dust and cobwebs. A decaying mansion high atop a hill. A graveyard shrouded in ivy and dead twigs. Rain, thunder, and lightning. English marshland shrouded in fog. An early twentieth century setting.
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