Inspired by the life and death of Matilda Dixon. (The intro tells her tragic demise). Unfortunately I think many people don't realize this actually happened and that it wasn't made up for the movie which is such an important part of getting submerged in the story. It was amazing upon release for it's original concept and pulling from a real life tragedy. Now it is full '00s camp and dated soundtrack but it is an absolute gem. I mean taking someone's actual dying curse and bringing it to life is such a great and creepy concept! It will always be a favorite! 20+yrs later and I still get the urge to watch it from time to time!

It was so scary that I fell asleep.

All right, all right, I admit it, it was definitely better when I first saw it, but still, I feel Darkness Falls has some really cool elements but fails at other parts. I really liked the whole lore about the tooth fairy and the town of Darkness Falls; also, the creature design of her was pretty creepy, and I remember being really horrified by that. I think it still looks pretty cool and has some unique touches. But yeah, the rest sometimes lacks connection and stumbles aimlessly to the end.

There are some movies like that where I feel underneath that mediocre execution rests something very exciting. For example Reeker (2005), Stay Alive (2006) or Cry_Wolf (2005). Those movies will still have a place in my heart because they showed me something different and brought me closer to things I enjoy.

Generic jump scare horror movie with a more than a touch of J-Horror in the monster. Unfortunately it is REALLY predictable (take a wild guess what happens to the slimy lawyer character, or the town bully, or the dumb cop or actually anyone who isn't good-looking and heroic. Still, it's a passable time-waster and too short to get really annoying.

While it will satisfy jump-scare junkies, Darkness Falls fails to add anything of worth to its shockingly short run time to please budding horror fans. It's silliness and stifled script however did bring a comedic overtone which raised my overall score by a few points if that tickles your fancy.

good grief what a silly ending. the fact that i laughed gets this a higher rating from me.

Rather short and scary horror flick about the tooth fairy turning berserk in the town of "Darkness Falls". Unfortunately the ending is quite weak and there's a biiig hole in the plot: why can she destroy some lights but not others???