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as two local townspeople who try to save the town from destruction.

Plot

A girl named Amy falls in love with the new boy in town. Dan is a drifter from out of town who carries a dark secret with him. In the beginning Amy's friends tell her to go talk to Dan, who is working in an auto shop. He treats Amy with disinterest until he realizes that he has hurt her feelings. He asks to give her a ride home. Amy's father doesn't trust Dan from the beginning. Dan's a drifter, so people automatically don't trust him. But, the reason people don't trust him is because of the vibes he gives off. Amy and Dan get to know each other as the movie progresses. Meanwhile, Dan's father, Bender, is out killing people only a few states over. Dan's dad eventually shows up and kills a dog along with a horse. Sam, the local sheriff and Amy's dad, investigate the murders and eventually connect them to the killings from other states. The two eventually discover Charles Thibodeaux. Charles tells them that he knows Bender from a while ago and Bender is a

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. Charles put Bender in jail a while back, and he escaped seeking revenge. Bender killed Charles' wife brutally and Charles never got over it.

Cast

as Darkman / Bender *

as Sheriff Samantha "Sam" Pantoja *

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as John *

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as Louis "Crazy Louis" * Chris Diveccio as Dan / Creature Dan *

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as Charles Thibodeaux *

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as Sunny *

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as Nicole * Rikki Gagne as Stacy * Norman Mora as Chico * Ginny Weirick as Amy * Joe Ordaz as Jim * Dana Mennie as Earl * Tony Demeo as Deputy Tony * Julie Snider Mennie as Shanee Thibodeaux * Rich Uhl as Rich * Linda Uhl as Linda * Chuck Frye as Duke * Sandy Baskiewicz as Deb * Claire Grieve as Candy * Bethany Wallin as Lisa * Lark Williams as The Madam * Jasmina Hdagha as Bar Vixen * Ariana Malik as The Tart * Diesel as Norman The Dog (credited as Diesel 'D2') * Kyrie as 1968 AMX

Reception

About the director

''Dark Moon Rising'' is Dana Mennie's debut film. Dana Mennie also wrote, produced, and starred in ''Dark Moon Rising.'' Dana was at first against casting Chris DiVeccio as Dan, but Chris had a friend that was close to Dana and he was eventually persuaded.DiVeccio, Chris. "Hunks of Horror: Dark Moon Rising." Twitch. Interview by Michael Guillen. 010072010. Web. .

Release

''Dark Moon Rising'' was a selection at the Freak Show Horror Film Festival on October 10, 2009. It was released on DVD June 22, 2010 under the title ''Wolf Moon''.

References

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External links

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2009 films American supernatural horror films American werewolf films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films