Grave robber Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan) is sentenced to death, and spends his final hours telling his macabre tales to an interested priest (Ron Perlman).
This film showed up as a Netflix suggestion a few times, but I knew nothing about it and generally try to avoid newer horror films. (I stress "generally try" because I still see far more than the average person.) Then, it was deemed worthy of being shown at the monthly House of Horrors showcase in Oshkosh -- I would now be forced to view it.
What a pleasant surprise! The film probably would have already been good just on casting alone (Angus Scrimm, Ron Perlman and Larry Fessenden are strong genre icons), both the writing and direction are excellent, and the art direction (or whoever designed the sets) is beyond great. This is a horror film that no one saw, but probably deserved to be a big screen hit. It has plenty of cult and re-watch potential.
I loved the blend of horror and humor. Although primarily a horror film, with the mixture of undead and grave robbing (which fit together seamlessly here), it has just the right level of self-aware humor that makes it charming and lovable. Certain scenes are shown in a way that should not be possible to take seriously, and yet they attempt it, giving it a humor that may not be "laugh out loud", but is definitely "what the heck".
Recommended for all horror fans, or even those who do not necessarily enjoy horror but have a quirky sense of humor.
This film showed up as a Netflix suggestion a few times, but I knew nothing about it and generally try to avoid newer horror films. (I stress "generally try" because I still see far more than the average person.) Then, it was deemed worthy of being shown at the monthly House of Horrors showcase in Oshkosh -- I would now be forced to view it.
What a pleasant surprise! The film probably would have already been good just on casting alone (Angus Scrimm, Ron Perlman and Larry Fessenden are strong genre icons), both the writing and direction are excellent, and the art direction (or whoever designed the sets) is beyond great. This is a horror film that no one saw, but probably deserved to be a big screen hit. It has plenty of cult and re-watch potential.
I loved the blend of horror and humor. Although primarily a horror film, with the mixture of undead and grave robbing (which fit together seamlessly here), it has just the right level of self-aware humor that makes it charming and lovable. Certain scenes are shown in a way that should not be possible to take seriously, and yet they attempt it, giving it a humor that may not be "laugh out loud", but is definitely "what the heck".
Recommended for all horror fans, or even those who do not necessarily enjoy horror but have a quirky sense of humor.