We had the pleasure of interviewing the writer/director Michael McQuown of The Dark Tapes about the things he’s had to go through in trying to make an independent feature with literally no budget. Especially one that came out as well as this one did all thing considered.

The main challenge was doing everything with a crew consisting of basically 3-4 friends. Everyone is wearing multiple hats while no one is getting paid.

That would be like choosing a favorite child! I love them all. Each is different and unique. Plus we have a 5th segment that is just as good as the others coming out on DVD / BluRay

Initially, our demon was supposed to be on wires flying through the air, but I failed to consult with the stunt coordinator ahead of time. When he showed up on set he said it was not doable. Lesson learned on my end.

We certainly would have had a better-set design, better food for everyone and different practical effects if we had more funds.

None really. I tried to make mini-features for each segment, with a beginning, middle, and end.

Goodfellas, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Training Day, The Lord of the Rings Movies…

Goodfellas and the collectors set of all three Lord of Rings Movies… Goodfellas never gets old and the Lord of the Rings films would be a lot of films to watch over and over, which would be good

If your audience wants to see an anthology that others have said is a combination fo V/H/S meets The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits or Black Mirror, then am confident they will be pleased

The film is available to pre-order on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-dark-tapes/id1212096983

When it comes out April 18th, the film will also be available on Google Play, Vudu, iNDemand (Comcast- Xfinity, Time Warner, Cox, Bright House & more), Dish TV, Amazon, Vubiquity (Verizon Fios, Charter, Sudden Link, Media Com &more), Xbox, Playstation, Sling TV & Vimeo. Check out our review of the film and make sure you watch his movie!