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A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie." The film includes interviews with various horror historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez (director of The Blair Witch Project), who posits the question: Why, for 40 years, has the story of Karl Atticus been all but eradicated from the annals of cinema history?
A group of estranged siblings gather at their remote family cabin for the funeral of their estranged father. As they begin to sort through his belongings, they uncover a dark family secret that leads them into a terrifying and bloody confrontation with an unknown entity. The siblings must put aside their differences and band together if they are to survive the night.
Mortal Remains was met with mixed to positive reviews, with many critics praising its blend of horror and dark comedy, as well as its surprisingly effective gore effects. However, some found the plot to be somewhat convoluted and the pacing uneven.
Offers a surprising amount of fun with its inventive kills and dark humor.
A gory and entertaining ride that doesn't take itself too seriously.
While not entirely original, it delivers enough thrills and laughs to satisfy genre fans.
Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated the film's humor and gore, with many finding it to be an enjoyable and surprisingly creative horror-comedy. Some viewers noted that while the plot wasn't groundbreaking, the execution and entertainment value were high.
Director Joe Lynch has stated that the film was heavily inspired by classic 80s horror comedies like 'Evil Dead II' and 'Re-Animator', aiming for a similar tone of over-the-top gore and dark, satirical humor.
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Do you remember Karl Atticus? Neither does anyone else...and those who DO remember him wish they didn't. MORTAL REMAINS is a corker of an indie film, a documentary of sorts about the search for a filmmaker whose work was so troublesome that...