"Masters of Horror" Haeckel's Tale (2006)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

John McNaughton

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator)
Mick Garris (teleplay) ...

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

27 January 2006 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

While on his way to see his sick father, a man takes shelter with an elderly man and his young wife but soon discovers their horrible secret.

Plot Keywords:

Necromancer | Cemetery | Sex With The Dead | Storytelling | Decay

Cast

Derek Cecil	...	Ernst Haeckel
Leela Savasta	...	Elise Wolfram
Tom McBeath	...	Wolfram
Steve Bacic	...	John Ralston
Gerard Plunkett	...	Dr. Hauser (as Gerrard Plunkett)
Micki Maunsell	...	Miz Carnation
Jon Polito	...	Montesquino
Pablo Coffey	...	Chester
Warren Kimmel	...	Faron
Jill Morrison	...	Rachel
Elizabeth McQuade	...	Young Woman
Christopher DeLisle	...	Elise's Dead Husband

Runtime:

59 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Germany:18 | Argentina:16 | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

British Columbia Production Tax Credit

Trivia:

George A. Romero was originally going to direct, but couldn't fit it in his schedule. Then Roger Corman was approached to helm the episode, but health issues came up and he was then replaced by John McNaughton.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Wolfram brings Haeckel to the cabin for the first time, it's clear that there are no other cabins next to it. However, when Haeckel walks to the cabin in the morning after waking up in the graveyard, there is now a big rustic cabin next to Wolfram and Elisa's cabin in the background.

A must have for Horror mixed with Sensuality!

Unlike the other reviewer I don't really care about framing techniques; special effects critiques and such; I bought this DVD because I think in terms of the Horror genre in general..it pushes the boundaries! This I think is pretty much the main emphasis in all of the 'Masters of Horror' pieces! I think (listen to the commentary) that a lot of the humorous moments in the film,like the Frankenstein homage, were done on purpose; there's also an Frankenstein homage in the other 'Master's of Horror' piece "Jenifer", see my review! I personally thought, as in 'Jenifer' by Dario Argento, that the eerie combination of horror mixed with sensuality is a delightful combination; exactly what's needed given the current torrent of teen horror flicks that are awash in the marketplace! Leela Savasta is one of the most gorgeous and perfectly constructed women I've ever seen; my Frankenstein homage...and lends the piece it's sensuality.

A must have if you enjoy your horror mixed with sensuality and what something new an/or different!!