Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- bloody
- tense
- late night horror marathon
- 1980s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining for its appealing cast, sharp humor, bloody reversals, and affection for genre formula, while considering its plot pedestrian and uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot unfolds amid mass hysteria over satanic ritualistic homicides, turning that cultural fear into part of the film's deception.
The encounter between the metalhead women and the young rockers develops through seduction, deceit, and shifting assumptions about who is dangerous.
The latter half centers on blood stains and lethal cat-and-mouse action inside Alexis's secluded mansion in the woods.
Alexis, Val, and Beverly are leather-clad metalheads traveling to a heavy-metal concert in 1988.
Films like We Summon the Darkness, and why
The House of the Devil
shares a darkly comic slasher structure, teenage protagonists, and escalating home-invasion violence
The Babysitter
combines satanic panic atmosphere, genre reversals, and bloody dark humor
Trick or Treat
features a 1980s setting, heavy metal culture, occult menace, and teen horror energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Marc Meyers
- Release Date
- 2020-08-28
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (286)
Cast
- Alexandra Daddario
- Keean Johnson
- Logan Miller
- Amy Forsyth
- Austin Swift
- Maddie Hasson
- Johnny Knoxville
- Allison McAtee
- Steve Pacaud
- Derek James Trapp
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is We Summon the Darkness about?
- A leather-clad concert road trip becomes a bloody battle of deception when satanic panic collides with a secluded mansion and lethal hidden agendas.
- What is We Summon the Darkness like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We Summon the Darkness as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is We Summon the Darkness violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in We Summon the Darkness as graphic.
- What did critics think of We Summon the Darkness?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining for its appealing cast, sharp humor, bloody reversals, and affection for genre formula, while considering its plot pedestrian and uneven.
- Which films are like We Summon the Darkness?
- Films with a similar feel include The House of the Devil, The Babysitter, and Trick or Treat.
- How long is We Summon the Darkness?
- We Summon the Darkness runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch We Summon the Darkness?
- In United States, We Summon the Darkness streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
