Harbinger Down (2015 film)
Summary
"Terror is just beneath the surface." Thawed from ice after three decades, mutated creatures recovered from a piece of Soviet space wreckage terrorize a group of graduate students on a fishing trawler.
Details
- Release Date: 2015
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1 hr X min
- Starring: Lance Henriksen, Camille Balsamo, Matt Winston
- Director: Alec Gillis
- Writer: Alec Gillis
- Producer/Production Co: Dark Dunes Productions
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Profanity, brief Nudity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
Essentially a clone of The Thing (1982 film), some viewers may get a "Lovecraftian" impression from the icy setting and the frozen Tentacle Monsters.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Michael Allen at 28 Days Later Analysis (5.75/10) (link) - "Harbinger Down is an effects focused film and the story is secondary. This film is actually a platform for the production studio to show their creative abilities and designs. However, the characters, plot and climax all feel underdone. The outcome is slightly disappointing. And, thrills are relegated to a few below deck scenes."
- Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3/5 Stars) (link) - "Gillis is operating with a modest budget, nevertheless manages to produce a film that captures the essence of Carpenter’s The Thing far more so than any other challenger to date. ... That said, the plot of Harbinger Down follows the standard monster movie formula in regular ways..."
Synopsis
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Thawed from ice after three decades, mutated creatures recovered from a piece of Soviet space wreckage terrorize a group of graduate students on a fishing trawler.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- film: compare to The Thing (1982 film)
- race: Tentacle Monster
