Dark Ride (2006)

Director
Craig Singer

Main cast
Patrick Renna; David Clayton Rogers; Alex Solowitz; Andrea Bogart; Jennifer Tisdale

Genres
Horror, Thriller

Description
Ten years after he brutally murdered two girls, a killer escapes from a mental institution and returns to his turf, the theme park attraction called Dark Ride. About to crash his path are a group of college kids on a road trip who stumble across the park.


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