Filmed in Freeport, “The Darkening” To Be Presented At The Lindo Theatre March 11, 2012

Freeport, IL – Brace yourself for a special screening of the locally filmed thriller “The Darkening,” starring Rockford resident Nick Layng, on Sunday, March 11th at 9 PM, playing at the Lindo Theatre, 115 S. Chicago Ave. Young Films LLC, a local family production company, filmed the movie in the Freeport and Rockford area, and they are bringing the film even closer to home at the Lindo. Almost all of the Young Films’ members reside in the Rockford area. Movie admission will be $9 per person for this special event, and tickets are available at the theatre box office or online at www.classiccinemas.com.
“The Darkening” is a suspense/horror film set in the Midwest about a man named James Harrison who witnesses his mother’s murder when he is just eight years old. After twenty years, James returns to his hometown of Fairview with his wife to sell the old house in which his mother was brutally murdered by Kyle Burnett, a deaf and dumb brute of a man.
Blackouts start to hit James soon upon his arrival back into town, and he eventually sees a local Psychiatrist who refers to the blackouts as the “Darkening.” With this onset, James finds himself living between two worlds, the world of light and life, and the world of darkness. When a "bound doll" that the doctor has Kyle Burnett construct as an aid to James' therapy disappears, the small town is suddenly rocked by brutal killings that are mirroring the M.O. of the murderer that killed James mother. To learn more about the film visit www.thedarkeningmovie.com.

Classic Cinemas, based in Downers Grove, Illinois, is a family-owned company operated by Willis, Shirley and Chris Johnson. Established in 1978, Classic Cinemas operates 13 theatres with 100 screens in the northern Illinois area. For more information on Classic Cinemas, please visit www.classiccinemas.com.