Dark Mirror

Dark Mirror

Year: 2007

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

Director: Pablo Proenza

ThrillerHorror

The story about a photographer who moves her family into a home filled with mirrors which seem to reflect a different reality.

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Timeline & Setting – Dark Mirror (2007)

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Time period

Present day

The events unfold in contemporary Los Angeles, with modern technology like a camera playing a central role. Deb's photography work and urban life intersect with a house that harbors a dark past. The time frame emphasizes current-day life while the past intrudes through the mirrors and diaries.

Location

Los Angeles, California

A family relocates from Seattle to a sunlit Los Angeles home with striking glass-pane windows. The house's reflective surfaces and secluded charm quickly turn into a focal point for strange, escalating phenomena. Its history ties to a vanished artist and his wife, whose legacy shadows the present. The setting anchors the supernatural events that drive the story.

🏙️ Urban setting 🏚️ Haunted house 🪟 Glass-pane architecture

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:24

Main Characters – Dark Mirror (2007)

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Deborah Martin

A mother and aspiring photographer who moves with her husband and son to a Los Angeles home she believes could revive her career. She becomes increasingly convinced that the mirrors and windows house a malevolent force that targets people through her camera. Her investigations are driven by love for her family, but her skepticism clashes with her mother’s belief and the house’s dark history.

🧠 Determined 🪞 Curious 🗝️ Protective

Jim Martin

Deborah’s husband, a hardworking father who is often away and skeptical of his wife’s suspicions. He becomes entangled in the house’s dangerous secrets and is killed by the mirror’s influence, blurring the line between perception and reality. His presence drives Deb to confront the truth, even as danger closes in.

💼 Pragmatic 💪 Determined

Ian Martin

The couple’s son, who navigates the unsettling events alongside his parents. He is a quiet observer of the strange occurrences and a potential target as the mirror’s power spreads. His safety remains uncertain as the story escalates toward its climactic confrontation.

🎒 Curious 🛡️ Alert

Tammy

The stylish neighbor who appears in Deb’s social circle and window scenes. Deb misreads Tammy’s actions as flirting through a glass, fueling jealousy and driving a tense confrontation. Tammy’s role remains tied to the social dynamics created by the haunted house.

🪟 Window-Watcher 🧥 Tense

Grace

Deborah’s mother, who visits and lends her belief to Deb’s story. She acts as a stabilizing influence, guiding Deb through the supernatural events and offering practical perspective amid fear. Grace embodies maternal support when the house’s history threatens to overwhelm Deb.

👵 Motherly 🪷 Supportive

Elenor

The painter’s wife from the house’s past, who was trapped in the mirror and whose drawings later manifest as reality. She uses Deb’s body to kill, revealing how the past’s desperation can shape the present. Deb ultimately confronts Elenor in a final, deadly struggle.

👁️ Trapped Spirit 🖼️ Artist

Detective Williams

A member of the police investigation into the house’s killings and strange happenings. He (or she) represents the city’s attempt to make sense of deaths tied to the mirrors, even as the case resists easy explanation.

🕵️ Investigator 🏛️ Authority

Detective Vasquez

Another police figure involved in examining the eerie incidents. Their role underscores the procedural response to the supernatural events at the house.

🔎 Detective 🧩 Puzzle

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Major Themes – Dark Mirror (2007)

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🪞 Haunting

The glass-walled house traps a malevolent spirit that uses reflections to reach the living. Deb experiences chilling visions and deaths among people she photographs, as the mirrors seem to redraw reality. The diary and paintings reveal how the past breaches the present through the house’s walls. Objects and surfaces become conduits for haunting memories.

📷 Camera Curse

Deb discovers that her camera lens is a gateway for the spirit’s reach, turning each snapshot into a potential death. The victims multiply as images disappear, suggesting the device captures more than a moment. The glittering lens becomes a conduit for reality to twist around the photographer. The boundary between art and danger blurs in front of the camera.

🧭 Family Secrets

The house hides a sordid history: Eleanor, the painter’s wife, was imprisoned and driven to art as a means of escape, and her diary reveals manipulation and murder. The past seeped into the present through the mirrors, enabling drawings to become real. The living must confront inherited guilt and the consequences of keeping secrets. The family’s attempts to protect each other spiral as the truth comes to light.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:24

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