The Movie
While on a photo shoot in the Rockies with her husband Mark (Billy Burke) , Carla (Megan Ward), loses her sister Rachael off the edge of the cliff in an accident. Blaming herself, Carla starts having nightmares and hallucinations during the day that produce an increasing fear of heights. Seeking help, she joins an acrophobia group, lead by Dr. Paul Sadowski, to get herself straightened out. Paul (Terry Kinney, "Oz"), still suffering from some of his own fears as a result of losing a group of mountain climbers he was leading, pushes the group through a series of tests to over come their fears. But, strange things start to happen. The people in his contact group are starting to die. On the surface, they appear to be suicides or accidents, but clues are left behind implicating Carla. The police believe Carla is the key but Carla thinks it's the work of her fallen sister. Other things surface that implicate the doctor and cause remaining members of the group to panic. They want to leave but Carla holds them together only to watch more of them die, with more evidence at their sides implicating her. Carla is driven to near madness as she tries to explain what is happening. Is it her sisters ghost, the doctor that is trying to help her or is it her own doing during a delusional state. The real mystery starts to unfold, but can Holly survive the one final test.

Produced by Wes Craven and directed by Larry Shaw (Martial Law), this made for TV production is the softest in Wes' collection of thrillers. Known for his shockers like the "Scream" series and "Wishmaster", this endeavor based on one of this novels, is free of blood or visible assailants, relying instead on the fears and anxieties hidden in ones own mind. "Don't Look Down" is a first in a series of movies made in cooperation with ABC that will make Craven movies an annual event during Halloween.

The scenes, shot at dizzying angles, are filled with visual cues that tie in at later points in the movie. It moves along at a pace that does a good job at keeping your interest up. The lead acting is first rate and also has appearances from other veterans of Craven works including Aaron Smolenski (Wishmaster 3) and Tara Spencer Narin (Wishmaster: Prophecy Fulfilled) also available from Artisan Home Entertainment.