Producer Joe Dante and director Nick Basile (American Carny: True Tales from the Circus Sideshow) have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Dark, a psychological thriller set during the 2003 New York City blackout.

The synopsis reads:

Kate, a struggling 30-something model with a troubled past, has just moved into her girlfriend Leah’s Brooklyn loft but already doubts about their relationship have begun to loom.

When Leah leaves for the weekend, Kate unexpectedly finds herself alone in the apartment in the midst of the worst blackout in North American history.

As darkness falls over the city, Kate’s paranoia grows and she begins to believe someone in the building is stalking her. With no one to help her and escape out of reach, Kate is forced to confront her deepest fears as she fights to survive through the night.

If that’s not good enough to give up the skrilla you earn at your soul-killing job 40-hours a week, then keep in mind that the film stars “American Horror Story” babe Alexandra Breckenridge (she was the young maid) and Monsters stunner Whitney Able (pictured).

Peep the pitch: