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
Simply magnificent!! It doesn't get much better than this!
This is different, I’ll give it that and it might be different enough for you to just check out and see if it is for you. For me, it just didn’t connect. I do appreciate the effort, though.
Incredible things are happening on The Spine of the Night.
Um. What was this about? I mean ,there are the usual suspects - greed, lust for power, perfidy…. But was that it? Note to parents, almost everyone is naked. I didn’t care, but it’s your usual anime ‘cartoon’.
Okay, the animation is bad. Heavy Metal bad. It's not easy on the eyes at all, but trust me, just go with it. By the final few 10 minutes, you won't care. Seriously, this is really really good. I loved the story arc, and didn't see where it was going until the those final few minutes. The violence was straight out of Metalocalypse, over the top hilarious. I recognized Patton Oswalt almost immediately but had no idea about Lucy Lawless. I loved it. Even if you're not into fantasy, it's 90 minutes very well spent.