**MINOR SPOILERS**
One look at the names of the characters in the film and anyone familiar with Lovecraft's famous story, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, will know exactly what they are in for.
For those unfamiliar with the story, a man named Charles Dexter Ward may not exactly be who he says, namely he could be a reincarnation of an ancestor who may have found the key to immortality. Albeit, through very gruesome methods. This film follows a similar pattern in the form of Michael, a young man who may have been who he says at first, but underneath his human visage, a hideous beast that had laid dormant inside him, no longer does.
I won't spoil much, but this is a very good take on a classic story, with excellent atmosphere and special effects, followed up by some solid acting.
One look at the names of the characters in the film and anyone familiar with Lovecraft's famous story, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, will know exactly what they are in for.
For those unfamiliar with the story, a man named Charles Dexter Ward may not exactly be who he says, namely he could be a reincarnation of an ancestor who may have found the key to immortality. Albeit, through very gruesome methods. This film follows a similar pattern in the form of Michael, a young man who may have been who he says at first, but underneath his human visage, a hideous beast that had laid dormant inside him, no longer does.
I won't spoil much, but this is a very good take on a classic story, with excellent atmosphere and special effects, followed up by some solid acting.