Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain
Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain

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Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain

2003
Movie
78 min
English

Two American tourists on a romantic camping trip are brutally murdered. A few days later, during the ancient festival of Samhain, a group of American university students moves into a beautiful cottage, surrounded by a lush forest and a majestic lake They are here to learn about the rituals of the ancient Druids and other Celtic legends. But in the remains of an abandoned copper mine, lives the ancestors of an incestuous clan of cannibals. Stalked by a hulking, disfigured mutant, the students and their chaperone are in for the most harrowing time of their young lives. And keeping their heads on their necks will become their main concern...

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IMDb4.6/10
Director: Chuck BowmanGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

In a small town plagued by a series of brutal murders, a local sheriff and a visiting detective uncover a dark secret tied to an ancient Celtic ritual. As the body count rises, they realize they are not just hunting a killer, but a creature of ancient myth. They must find a way to stop the malevolent force before it completes its gruesome harvest.

Critical Reception

Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain is a low-budget horror film that garnered minimal attention upon its release. It is primarily known within niche horror communities and generally received indifferent to negative reviews, often criticized for its production values and predictable plot. However, some viewers appreciated its attempt at incorporating folklore into a slasher narrative.

What Reviewers Say

  • Offers a somewhat unique premise by incorporating Celtic mythology into a horror story.

  • Struggles with low production values, weak acting, and a derivative plot.

  • Fails to deliver effective scares or compelling characters, despite its interesting folkloric elements.

Google audience: Audience reception is largely unrecorded or unavailable, with the film not achieving widespread distribution or significant online discussion on Google platforms.

Fun Fact

The film attempts to adapt the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which is seen as a precursor to modern Halloween, into a creature feature narrative.

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Wuchak

Wuchak

**_Inbred cannibals are lurking in the eldritch woods of Ireland_** This was shot in the spring of 2002 in Montreal & nearby Beauharnois, just a few months before “Wrong Turn” was filmed six hours to the southwest in the greater Toronto ...

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwin...

Breasts. This movie is about breasts. It's also about gore. You should know that walking in based on the amount of adult starts in it, but it looks like a lot of people didn't. It looks like a lot of people walked into this thinking i...