Director: Thomas Marchese
Grief curdles into something far darker in "From Black," a 2023 horror film directed by Thomas Marchese that asks how far a parent will go for a second chance.
What is From Black about?
Five years have passed since Cora's young son vanished, and the guilt of that day has never loosened its grip on her. When a stranger offers her a way to learn what actually happened — and possibly reverse it — the proposal comes wrapped in ritual, sacrifice, and a warning that the truth carries a cost far beyond what she expects. The film tracks Cora as she edges closer to an answer that keeps slipping further from anything rational, forcing her to weigh how much of herself she's willing to surrender for the chance to hold her son again. Marchese builds the film around Cora's psychological unraveling as much as the supernatural threat itself, blurring the line between genuine haunting and a mind bent by half a decade of unresolved loss. Supporting characters drift in and out of her orbit, some trying to pull her back from the edge and others pushing her further toward whatever waits on the other side of the ritual she's been offered.
Cast & crew
Anna Camp carries the film as Cora, playing the role with a raw, unraveling intensity that keeps the character's descent believable even as the plot pushes into supernatural territory. John Ales and Jennifer Lafleur fill out key supporting roles, providing the grounded, skeptical counterweight that makes Cora's increasingly desperate choices land with real weight rather than tipping into melodrama.
Context & significance
"From Black" arrived as part of a wave of grief-driven horror films that use supernatural bargains as a lens for processing loss rather than as a simple scare mechanism, a subgenre that has grown steadily in the years following films built around similarly personal trauma. Thomas Marchese, working from an original screenplay, keeps the scope intimate, favoring close, unsettling interiors over large set pieces, which lets the film's dread build from atmosphere and performance rather than effects-driven shocks.
Where & how to watch
"From Black" streams on K-Time with both Farsi subtitles and a Farsi dubbed audio track available. Watching the film requires logging into a free K-Time account, though this page and its details can be browsed without one. K-Time's catalog and interface are designed around a Farsi-first viewing experience for Persian-speaking audiences.