Anne Bobby, Charles Haid, Craig Sheffer
Troubled twentysomething Craig Sheffer is haunted by violent dreams of serial killings and nocturnal invitations by misshapen creatures who live in a misty, mysterious land called Midia. Adapted and d...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
Stats: 638 reviews
Weird stuff this, Barkers odd imagination in overdrive, gore, blood, freaks, monsters and the strange looking Sheffer. Different in the outlook that humans are the monsters and the monsters are under threat, neat. The classic 80's looking make up is great.
First saw this as a young kid and it was scalded into my mind (much like Return of the Living Dead or It). When I purchased the DVD in my teens, I still loved it. Reviewing it today, it's still a great horror concept awesomely executed, though my high rating is due to my high lik...( read more)
"Nightbreed" works fine because the film understands that good monster films need to scare and amuse the audience. Director-writer Barker nails down the rules of monsterology, even though he does commit the grievous sin of enjoying himself too much. It is quite interesting to see...( read more)
An interesting cave full of monsters and freaks living under a cemetary near Calgary, Alberta. It's has great makeup achievements, and an explosive battle with police aginst monsters. Not scary, but fascinating and fun.
Crazy Clive Barker and his freaks. It's such a Tim Burton type of movie, just way more psychotic. The effects were really good and the story was great, it just needed a little more explanation. David Cronenberg played way too good of a serial killer, it felt way too natural if yo...( read more)
This movie wasn't all that but it is pretty interesting and a good flick to kill time with.
This movie disproves the phrase "Majority Rules" and backs up the phrase "Majority's A Shithead!" A Completely underrated effort by Clive Barker. If only we'd get to see the long overdue director's cut. Let's hope, because this film is really that great, that beautiful and that ...( read more)
Pretty cool movie, I was amazed at David Cronenberg's performance, it wasn't just a cameo or minor character role, it was one of the main roles. He is a terrific actor, I wish he acted in more stuff so I could watch more of his movies. The idea of this movie is very interesting...( read more)
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