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Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.


“Murder. Mystery. Mayhem. Pink Socks.”
Stu Undercoffler is a corrupt CEO whose drive for power has led him to make some highly unethical choices. Once Stu's self-serving decisions have begun to spread darkness through the world, there's no stopping it. After losing his wife, Stu begins to have a crisis of conscience but starts to believe he is being stalked and has been hallucinating. Is he losing his mind or have his former victims come back to wreck havoc on him?

Eric Roberts
Stu Undercoffler

John Savage
Brett

James Duval
Mark Minscourri

Dominique Swain
Fiona Funari

Louis Mandylor
Byron Fresnel

Robert Davi
Garvin McHulsey

Musetta Vander
Harriet Skelp

Bonnie Aarons
Gertrude

Irene Bedard
Marci Gippolin

Elissa Dowling
Misty Kroeben
Spreading Darkness is a mystery, drama, comedy, crime, thriller, fantasy film released in 2017. Directed by Josh Eisenstadt, it stars Eric Roberts, John Savage, James Duval. Stu Undercoffler is a corrupt CEO whose drive for power has led him to make some highly unethical choices. Once Stu's self-serving decisions have begun to spread darkness through the world, there's no stopping it. After losing his wife, Stu begins to have a crisis of conscience but starts to believe he is being stalked and has been hallucinating. Is he losing his mind or have his former victims come back to wreck havoc on him?
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