The Spine of Night
Directed by Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
This violent fantasy-horror epic, about the history of a land that never was, begins when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant. He falls to its darker temptations and in so doing, unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. As his power grows over the years, it falls to people of different ilk and culture to attempt to stop him. Among those who stand against him are a daring tomb-robber, star-crossed lovers, a maniacal necromancer, winged assassins, and an undying guardian. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE.
Witness a violent, animated fantasy-horror epic about an ambitious young man and the forbideen knowledge of a sacred plant.
Cast: Betty Gabriel, Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Joe Manganiello, Patton Oswalt
Member Reviews
Wow! That was something else. The story, the world building as the story continued, the lore and just the acting from the rotoscope animation, everything just adds on to the atmosphere of this film and delivers an ancient Conan like experience filled with dread and wonder. Despite my praises and 5 skull rating, I do have some nitpicks. The rotoscope style of animation took a little to get used to, and this is coming from a guy who loves the old school 80's Wizards and Lord of the Rings rotoscope animation. Also having the entire story be a flashback felt somewhat disorienting when it would've made more sense telling it chronologically from start to finish and make the ending feel more impactful as the last story before the final confrontation feels weak compared to the previous entries and we're only looking on to see how it gets to the mountain. Beyond that, this is a genuine old school, swords and sorcery, mud and blood adventure that's haunting, mystifying and just a joy to sit and watch. Screw the 5 skulls. 10 skulls out of 10.
I really enjoyed this movie
That was extremely cool. Very unique, very metal. Great mythology. Great cast! 5/5
Absolutely amazing!
Metal AF!!! Two thumbs up.