What Death Leaves Behind
What Death Leaves Behind

What Death Leaves Behind

2018Movie87 minEnglish

After a kidney transplant, Jake Warren experiences reoccurring nightmares he believes to be visions of his donor's violent murder, sending him on a dark path of vengeance, leading to an unbearable truth.

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IMDb4.7/10
Director: Calvin ReederGenres: Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

A man wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He soon discovers he's in a facility that experiments on the terminally ill, and his only hope for survival is to escape and piece together his fragmented past. The facility's sinister motives and the desperate struggle for his life drive the narrative.

Critical Reception

What Death Leaves Behind garnered a mixed-to-negative reception from critics, often cited for its convoluted plot and uninspired horror elements, though some praised its atmospheric tension.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggles with a confusing narrative that detracts from its intended horror.
  • Atmosphere is present, but rarely leveraged effectively to create genuine scares.
  • Performances are serviceable, but can't salvage the weak script.

Google audience: Audience reception is largely unavailable or not widely documented for this title.

Fun Fact

Director Calvin Reeder is also known for his earlier cult horror film 'V/H/S, Recursive'.

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