Summary
13-year-old Anna is intrigued by the secret experiments of her eccentric uncle Victor, but her curiosity soon turns to total terror when she's confronted by Uncle Victor's latest creation - a hideous monster with the soul of a man, stitched together and reanimated from the bodies of the dead.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 46
IMDb4.3
Running time
46 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −49 min on the typical 95
typical 9546Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
1998
October 20, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
HorrorActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Romania- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- David DeCoteau Director
Writing · 1
- Neal Marshall Stevens Screenplay
Production · 8
- Charles Band Executive Producer
- Michael Catalano Executive Producer
- Vlad Păunescu Producer
- Perry Bullington Casting
- Cătălin Dordea Casting
- Robert MacDonald Casting
Camera · 1
- Viorel Sergovici Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- J.R. Bookwalter Editor
- Harry James Picardi Editor
- Don Adams Editor
- Ariauna Albright Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Carl Dante Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Christian Niculescu Production Design
- Șerban Porupcă Art Direction
- Viorel Ghenea Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Mihaela David Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- Calin Catalin Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Adrian Pavlovschi Stunt Coordinator
- Razvan Puiu Stunt Coordinator
- Vasile Albineț Stunts
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