Alone in the Dark
A few dangerous and delusional mental patients break out of a mental asylum during a power blackout, and lay siege to their new doctor's house, who, they believe, killed their previous doctor.
Kevin Ward reviewed
July 6, 2025•
I may have set my expectations a bit too high for this one. But with a cast that includes Loomis himself Donald Pleasance, Martin Landau and Jack Palance, how could I not have lofty expectations? Despite a stellar poster and a (literally) crazy plot synopsis, this was not nearly as crazy as I was hoping. It is definitely fun to see the aforementioned cast members here. I would have loved more of them. Felt like it was lacking in the gore/effects dept. still, I liked when the baseball bat pounded the cleaver deeper into Fatty’s back. And even though it was kind of dumb, I liked the knife through the bed scene too.
Though it didn’t match my expectations, I still had fun and am glad I saw it. And I kind of think I’d like it more on rewatch.