A group of grad students have booked passage on the fishing trawler Harbinger to study the effects of global warming on a pod of Orcas in the Bering Sea. When the ship's crew dredges up a recently thawed piece of old Soviet space wreckage, things get downright deadly. It seems that the Russians experimented with tardigrades, tiny resilient animals able to withstand the extremes of space radiation. The creatures survived, but not without mutation. Now the crew is exposed to aggressively mutating organisms. And after being locked in ice for 3 decades, the creatures aren't about to give up the warmth of human companionship.
A group of grad students on a remote fishing trawler discover a Soviet space station in the arctic. They soon realize the station contains a terrifying alien organism that begins to infect and mutate the crew.
Harbinger Down garnered a mixed reception from critics, with many praising its practical effects and throwback horror elements, while others found its plot predictable and its pacing uneven. Audiences familiar with practical effects-heavy genre films were generally more receptive.
Google audience: Audience reviews for Harbinger Down are divided. Many enjoyed the nostalgic practical effects and the creature designs, reminiscent of classic 80s sci-fi horror. However, some found the story to be unoriginal and lacking in genuine suspense.
The film was crowdfunded through Kickstarter, with a campaign that highlighted its commitment to practical effects over CGI, aiming to recapture the feel of 1980s horror films.
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