简介：abeach,acliff,apinetreeforest,andahousemadeofstone.Inthehouse,Virginiawakesupstartledbyanightmare,andinthenightmarewecanseehercousinAnabelwithadeathlypalefaceandtracesofbloodaroundherlips.There'salwaysaninstantmomentofnormalityimmediatelypriortoinsanity,butinhisfilmMartínDesalvorefusesustheaccesstoit:there'snotasingleshotthatdoesn'ttransmitthefeelingofimminenthorror,whetherit'sintherecurrentandpremonitorydreamsVirginiasuffers,orthedevelopmentofamainplotthatrevolvesaroundarabiesoutbreakthatseemstohavespreadinthearea.AndthathorrorslowlygainsshapeandmovesintoVirginia'shouseanditssurroundings,wheredecayinganimalcorpsesstarttoappear.Stylishanddisturbing,DarknessbyDayputsintoimagesthedreamofanyexquisitegenrecinemalover,throughastorythatdrawsdirectlyfromHPLovecraftandAlgernonBlackwoodandyetusesthesamedevotiontoechoTheBeyond'sLucioFulciandMirror'sAndrejTarkovsky…