After a lengthy journey, a woman named Elizabeth (Louise Salter) arrives at a remote, island convent, where all manner of strange and unholy things take place. This all has to do with a mysterious amulet. Elizabeth is there to discover why her late father supported the convent financially, and why he transferred this responsibility to her upon his death. What she comes to find out is that whatever is going on has nothing to do with any religion with which she is familiar.
DARK WATERS starts right off with a heavy, foreboding atmosphere full of darkness and dread. This is maintained throughout, with great use made of the crumbling, labyrinthine catacombs and candle-lit rooms. There's a definite "What if Argento had directed a Lovecraft film?" vibe to it. Well worth viewing for lovers of the macabre, the morose, and the malevolent...