at the facine film festival, williams announced that maxim media international (scottsboro, arizona; see "external links" below) would release "darkest night" in the united states during mid 2013. this company specializes in releasing quality horror film. later on, a definite north american release schedule was confirmed for july of that year. the film did achieve north american theatrical and video release during that time. the film was accompanied by a "behind the scenes" documentary titled "the demons behind darkest night."