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Haeckel's Tale
Haeckel's Tale
Haeckel's Tale
2006
Horror
59m
Masters of Horror - Season: 1, Episode: 12 - All Episodes
Set in the 1870s, while on his way to see his sick father, a young man named Ernst Haeckel (Derek Cecil) takes shelter with an elderly man (Tom McBeath) and his young wife (Leela Savasta) but soon discovers their horrible secrets of her appetite for human flesh, and her master Montesquino (Jon Polito), a travelling necromancer.

Directed by:

John McNaughton
John-McNaughton
17 total credits
John McNaughton has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Wild Things, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory and The Harvest

Writers:

Clive Barker
Clive-Barker
37 total credits
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into motion pictures, notably the Hellraiser series. (Wikipedia)
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Mick Garris
Mick-Garris
43 total credits
Mick Garris has 43 credits at Criticker, including: Hocus Pocus, *batteries not included, The Stand, The Shining and The Fly II

Starring:

Jon Polito
Jon-Polito
50 total credits
Jon Polito has 50 credits at Criticker, including: The Crow, Barton Fink, Stuart Little, Miller's Crossing and The Man Who Wasn't There
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Gerard Plunkett
Gerard-Plunkett
14 total credits
Gerard Plunkett has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Sucker Punch, Eight Below, Wrongfully Accused, Seventh Son and Haeckel's Tale
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Tom McBeath
Tom-McBeath
12 total credits
Tom McBeath has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Alien Trespass, Haeckel's Tale, They Nest - Creepy Crawlers, Rescued by Ruby and The Philadelphia Experiment
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Steve Bacic
Steve-Bacic
32 total credits
Steve Bacic has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Haeckel's Tale, Blackway, The Tooth Fairy and A Haunting at Silver Falls
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Derek Cecil
Derek-Cecil
12 total credits
Derek Cecil has 12 credits at Criticker, including: House of Cards, The Outsider, Haeckel's Tale, The Tomorrow Man and The Listener
,
Leela Savasta
Leela-Savasta
5 total credits
Leela Savasta has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Haeckel's Tale, Joy Ride 3, The Craigslist Killer, A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story and Cleaverville
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Micki Maunsell
Micki-Maunsell
2 total credits
Micki Maunsell has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Haeckel's Tale and Live Bait

Genre:

Horror

Countries:

Canada, USA

Language:

English

Haeckel's Tale

2006
Horror
59m
Avg Percentile 38.14% from 91 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(89)
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Rated 16 Sep 2011
28
28th
"Me and my zombies like to play this game, some call it Amtrak, some call it the train."
Rated 20 May 2011
50
33rd
God damn this is disappointing. John McNaughton is much more my idea of a "Master of Horror", and it starts off so promisingly with the Frankenstein references and the fun supporting performance by Jon Polito... then it gets more and more silly, to the point where I was actually laughing out loud. (At, *not* with.) Many horror films have a Big Reveal where what's really going on finally becomes clear; the one here is derivative, and really quite tacky. A lot of talent failed on this one
Rated 29 Apr 2010
70
29th
So-so, pretty much saw the ending coming, was sort of surprised they actually showed it.
Rated 25 Aug 2009
71
60th
Clive Barker and Mick Garris: two of the most juvenile and perverse minds in horror today combine to bring us, as other users have pointed out, zombie gangbang. On the plus side there's some fantastic atmosphere and set design and the whole thing is pretty damn spooky and interesting.
Rated 04 Feb 2009
71
38th
The idea of raising the dead, just to have a zombie gang bang, that...that is something that only Clive Barker could come up with. During the first half hour I really thought it would turn out good, but...you know, the whole zombie gang bang thing happened. It least the ending was kind of funny.
Rated 27 Dec 2020
60
46th
Maybe the Frankenstein element suggest a sci-fi that actually doesn't develop the way expected, but I enjoyed the idea of a scientist trying to find the secret to come back to life and the way they story developes finally. Has some ups and downs, but the final part was satisfying.
Rated 03 Jun 2017
50
33rd
A very mediocre film featuring sex, gore and horror which are staples of Clive Barker's works. It starts off well before becoming pretty humdrum.
Rated 14 Aug 2010
40
34th
I really love the style of "MoH" series. Mediocre acting, dialogue and, well, almost everything. But sincerity and originality always sells me. This time emancipation wins, including male harem and female initiated necrophilia (how's that even possible). And movie always seems more respectable when it does have a narrator.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
60
21st
Zombies sex = good enough for me.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

John McNaughton
John-McNaughton
17 total credits
John McNaughton has 17 credits at Criticker, including: Wild Things, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mad Dog and Glory and The Harvest

Writers:

Clive Barker
Clive-Barker
37 total credits
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into motion pictures, notably the Hellraiser series. (Wikipedia)
,
Mick Garris
Mick-Garris
43 total credits
Mick Garris has 43 credits at Criticker, including: Hocus Pocus, *batteries not included, The Stand, The Shining and The Fly II

Starring:

Jon Polito
Jon-Polito
50 total credits
Jon Polito has 50 credits at Criticker, including: The Crow, Barton Fink, Stuart Little, Miller's Crossing and The Man Who Wasn't There
,
Gerard Plunkett
Gerard-Plunkett
14 total credits
Gerard Plunkett has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Sucker Punch, Eight Below, Wrongfully Accused, Seventh Son and Haeckel's Tale
,
Tom McBeath
Tom-McBeath
12 total credits
Tom McBeath has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Alien Trespass, Haeckel's Tale, They Nest - Creepy Crawlers, Rescued by Ruby and The Philadelphia Experiment
,
Steve Bacic
Steve-Bacic
32 total credits
Steve Bacic has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Haeckel's Tale, Blackway, The Tooth Fairy and A Haunting at Silver Falls
,
Derek Cecil
Derek-Cecil
12 total credits
Derek Cecil has 12 credits at Criticker, including: House of Cards, The Outsider, Haeckel's Tale, The Tomorrow Man and The Listener
,
Leela Savasta
Leela-Savasta
5 total credits
Leela Savasta has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Haeckel's Tale, Joy Ride 3, The Craigslist Killer, A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story and Cleaverville
,
Micki Maunsell
Micki-Maunsell
2 total credits
Micki Maunsell has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Haeckel's Tale and Live Bait

Genre:

Horror

Countries:

Canada, USA

Language:

English
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