A highly dysfunctional family try to keep a lid on a scientist member who's turned himself into a hideous flesh-eating ghoul who requires sustenance in the form of fresh corpses on a regular basis.
Writer/director Miguel Madrid makes nice use of the bleak wintry countryside locations and does a solid job of crafting a supremely creepy and unsettling midnight-in-the-graveyard gloom-doom atmosphere as well as presents an interesting exploration of the dark, destructive, and suffocating underside of family life. However, Madrid has problems with maintaining a steady pace and this movie overall could have used a bit more punch like some nudity or more graphic violence. Fortunately, prolific and familiar Spanish character actor Victor Israel gets a rare meaty role as shady cemetery caretaker Mr. Fowles. Frank Bana likewise does well as morally conflicted physician Dr. Lexter. Despite its flaws, this movie nonetheless is still worth a watch for fans of moody horror fare.
Writer/director Miguel Madrid makes nice use of the bleak wintry countryside locations and does a solid job of crafting a supremely creepy and unsettling midnight-in-the-graveyard gloom-doom atmosphere as well as presents an interesting exploration of the dark, destructive, and suffocating underside of family life. However, Madrid has problems with maintaining a steady pace and this movie overall could have used a bit more punch like some nudity or more graphic violence. Fortunately, prolific and familiar Spanish character actor Victor Israel gets a rare meaty role as shady cemetery caretaker Mr. Fowles. Frank Bana likewise does well as morally conflicted physician Dr. Lexter. Despite its flaws, this movie nonetheless is still worth a watch for fans of moody horror fare.