“Fear in the Dark’ was about sadism, competitiveness and neglect of wealth. Inspector Moormann (Jasna Fritzi Bauer) and colleague Selb (Luise Wolfram) had some of the clichés they have about well-heeled eco-moms confirmed.

In our review we wrote: "The problem is that the strict plot is repeatedly undermined by the filmmakers sending a number of other characters from the Schwachhausen environment into the dark woods at will"