Taken from the original full 75-minute anthology telemovie, and now exclusive to ABC iview. Dark Place, is an entertaining collection of five Indigenous bite-sized horror stories.
Featuring fanged water creatures, housing commission witches, bloody bush ghouls, a deadly insomniac and the brutal underbelly of sex slavery, Dark Place will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Foe
When Elena, a chronic insomniac, wakes up with blood on her dress and a bloody knife in her bed, she questions whether sleep might actually be a portal to something terrifying deep inside her.
Vale Light
In the public housing commission estate of Pendle Vale, a single mum and her daughter do it tough, until one day a witch decides to change their fortune.
Killer Native
Early settlers Tom and Sally head to the bush to stake a claim. Here they come face to face with a Blackfella, who warns them of a deadly ghoul roaming the area.
Scout
Kidnapped from her own home and forced into the murky world of sex slavery, Scout has finally had enough. She devises a plan to escape and take revenge against her captors.
The Shore
A young girl living an isolated life in the woods with her father, discovers that growing up alone isn’t just for her protection – it’s for ours.
