Ring of Darkness

Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness
Directed by	David DeCoteau
Written by	Ryan Carrassi; Michael Gingold; Matthew Jason Walsh
Produced by	Sylvia Hess; Charles Arthur Berg; (line producer); Paul Colichman; Andreas Hess; Stephen P. Jarchow; (executive producers)
Starring	Ryan Starr; Matt T. Baker; Adrienne Barbeau
Music by	Ryan Starr; Jojo Draven
Distributed by	DEJ Productions; Regent Worldwide Sales LLC (worldwide)
Release dates	April 28, 2004 (AFM International; Independent Film Festival);
Running time	89 minutes
Language	English

Ring of Darkness is a 2004 fantasy horror film directed by David DeCoteau and starring Ryan Starr, Matt T. Baker, and Adrienne Barbeau.

Although never released into American theaters, the movie was released worldwide, and translated into several languages other than English, such as French, Spanish, Italian and German.^{[citation needed]}

Plot summary

The lead singer of boy band 'Take 10' vanishes. The band—which is secretly composed of zombie cannibals—conducts an American Idol type contest to find a replacement.

Cast

Colin Bain as B.J.
Matt T. Baker as Jake
Adrienne Barbeau as Alex
Greg Cipes as Gordo
Eric Dearborn as Max
Jaclyn Gutierrez as Female assistant
Josh Hammond as Lousy contestant
Jonathan McDaniel as Coordinator
Jeremy Jackson as Xavier
Stephen Martines as Shawn
Jeff Peterson as Jonah
Margarita Reyes as Rebecca
Ryan Starr as Stacy
Mink Stole as Fletcher
Irina Voronina as Amethyst
Suzanne Whang as Television Reporter
John Wynn as Kyle
Jon Prutow as 1950s Boy Band Member
Jamisin Matthews as 1980s New Wave band member
Delno Ebie as 1950s Boy Band Member
Michael Haboush as 1980s Band Member
Murray SawChuck as 1980s Rock Roll Singer (Flashback)
James Townsend as 1950s Boy Band Member

Production

Filming for Ring of Darkness was completed in eight days, based on a script Ryan Carassi, Matthew Jason Walsh, and Fangoria editor Michael Gingold. Per DeCoteau, the film's premise had initially been completely different.^[2]

Adrienne Barbeau's character Alex was initially written for a man and DeCoteau had wanted the role filled by either Antonio Sabato, Jr. or Dolph Lundgren. The choice was made to make Alex a woman and Barbeau was brought in to portray the character.^[2]

Reception

Ring of Darkness was reviewed by both Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Crazed and Jon Condit of Dread Central,^[3] both criticizing the film for its acting and plot.^[4]

Per Darren Elliott-Smith, Ring of Darkness, along with DeCoteau's The Brotherhood and Ancient Evil: The Legend of the Mummy II, is an example of the reactionary "coming out" narrative where "the 'Newcomer' can be read as a sexually confused individual who is attracted by the erotic allure of the 'Monster group' who are coded as queer".^[5]

References

^ Jojo Draven - Scores Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Bad Boys and Scream Queens: An Interview with David DeCoteau". Mondo Digital. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
^ Vasquez Jr, Felix (October 16, 2005). "Ring of Darkness (2004)". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
^ "Ring of Darkness (2004)". Dread Central. 2005-04-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
^ Elliott-Smith, Darren (2016-09-30). Queer Horror Film and Television: Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-78673-137-1.

External links

Ring of Darkness at IMDb

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[1] Jojo Draven - Scores Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine

[:0-2] "Bad Boys and Scream Queens: An Interview with David DeCoteau". Mondo Digital. Retrieved 2022-06-01.

[3] Vasquez Jr, Felix (October 16, 2005). "Ring of Darkness (2004)". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 2022-06-01.

[4] "Ring of Darkness (2004)". Dread Central. 2005-04-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.

[5] Elliott-Smith, Darren (2016-09-30). Queer Horror Film and Television: Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-78673-137-1.

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