Manor of Darkness
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Struggling to care for her terminally ill mother, Laura reluctantly reconnects with her estranged brother, Chris, for one last score. Their target: a remote English manor rumoured to house a priceless artifact. Disguised as a documentary film crew, Laura, Chris, his girlfriend Lisa, and their cameraman Andy gain access under the pretence of filming a historical feature.
Inside, they encounter Lucas, the manor’s reclusive owner, whose cryptic stories hint at a tragic past and a lingering supernatural force. When the crew stumbles upon a sealed chest in the basement and forces it open, something ancient and malevolent is unleashed—and time itself begins to unravel.
Trapped in a terrifying time loop, the group relives the same day with escalating horrors. As shadowy entities close in and Lucas’s behavior grows more violent, only Laura retains memory of each cycle. With every reset, she inches closer to the truth behind the curse—and the impossible choice it demands.
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Indie Rights distributes in the US.
Director Blake Ridder was quoted saying: "From the start, I wanted Manor of Darkness to feel like a nightmare you can’t wake up from. The time-loop structure allowed me to explore how fear compounds when the same moment repeats with slight, unnerving differences. Every reset forces the characters, and the audience, to question what’s real, what’s inevitable, and how much control we truly have. For me, the manor itself is a reflection of that — a place that traps its visitors not just physically but psychologically. Each loop isn’t just about survival. It’s about how people reveal themselves when confronted with patterns they can’t escape. Rather than leaning on simple scares, the film builds dread through escalation, where repetition becomes suffocating and small choices carry devastating consequences. Manor of Darkness is less about defeating the dark and more about what the dark reveals in us."
One of the film's producers said the following: "Manor of Darkness is a masterclass in atmospheric tension. Blake Ridder doesn’t just direct—he orchestrates unease with surgical precision. As a producer, I’m drawn to projects that challenge convention, and this film does exactly that. It’s a meta-horror that dissects the very act of filmmaking, turning the lens inward on ambition, ego, and fear. What Blake achieved here isn’t just genre storytelling—it’s psychological excavation. I saw in Manor of Darkness a rare opportunity to support a director who’s not afraid to blur the line between reality and nightmare. The result is a film that’s as intellectually provocative as it is viscerally haunting."
This is a supernatural indie film that's described as "chilling time-loop horror."