‘Fascinating indie animation… here to satiate the cravings of those who miss a particular brand of animated storytelling,
updated with added psychedelic fervour and plenty of extra-gnarly bloodshed’
★★★★ Empire
‘Sprawling fantasy epic… glorious… gripping and entertaining… never loses pace or ceases to throw more surprises at us. A must watch for any horror fan’
★★★★★ Filmhounds
Enter the dazzlingly dark world of The Spine of Night, as the Shudder Exclusive gets its home entertainment release from Acorn Media International.
This delirious fantasy horror animated feature from Philip Gelatt (Love, Death & Robots) and short-film artist Morgan Galen King features a stellar voice cast, including Richard E Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt and Joe Manganiello.
In a barbaric world, a swamp witch, Tzod (Lucy Lawless) seeks out the ancient guardian (Richard E Grant) who possesses knowledge about a mystical blue flower with incredible properties. Together they share stories about how the bloom has shaped not only their fates but also all existence. What follows is a centuries-spanning saga involving a tomb-robber, star-crossed lovers, a maniacal necromancer and winged assassins.
With bucket loads of gore, nudity and striking visuals, The Spine of Night is an action-packed throwback thrill-ride that’s certainly not for children. The Acorn home entertainment release includes a ‘Making Of’ featurette, and two shorts, Exordium (8mins) and Mongrel (3min).
The Spine of Night, is available on Blu-ray, DVD now.
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