Dark Places draws its college student into danger through a new friendship

Geno McGahee’s 2026 film connects a mysterious acquaintance with family history and murder.

A college student’s friendship with a mysterious man leads her toward a series of dangers in Dark Places. The official synopsis connects that relationship with murder and traumatic events within her family history. Primary source: official synopsis and credits.

The friendship is the point of entry into the film’s mystery. What initially appears as a personal connection becomes entangled with violence and the student’s own experience of events. Primary source: official synopsis and credits.

Geno McGahee directs the 2026 film. Tubi’s cast listing includes Lindsey Deland, Jake Tyler, Rita Marie Spencer, Hannah R. Barry, Lorrie Bacon, Phil Godeck, Dannell Reese, Gabbi Mendelsohn and Eric Michaelian. Primary source: official synopsis and credits.

Tubi gives Dark Places a 91-minute running time and classifies it as horror, thriller and mystery. Its short description establishes the student’s involvement without identifying the murderer or explaining the relationship between the crimes and her family. Primary source: official synopsis and credits.