The opening credits proudly state that it is not for the squeamish. Yup! That it most certainly is. The story definitely comes second to splattery excess in what is one seriously strange journey into the macabre. And it's directed by French Splatter icon Antoine Pellissier (AKA Doctor Gore).
The story begins with a well to do family of nobles who are on their way to inherit an estate, in the middle they encounter a cannibalistic satanic cult including vampires and zombies. Things get nastier from this point as every frame immerses in violence and degradation without any possibility of redemption.
Utterly nihilistic and disturbing piece of horror that blends Jim van Bebber with Jean Rollins. The gore is over-the-top, explicit, and brutal. The acting is not very good but it´s not terrible either and keep in mind that this flick main objective is to showcase gore as suggested in the opening credit and in that it is successful. It is an absolutely underground film that focuses strongly on the splatter extreme crafted to shock the public. Assuming that we are talking about a 1998 work shot. Level of detail and sharpness are barely acceptable, and the graininess is felt. But the indie horror charm is guaranteed. I didn't find it pretentious or headache-inducing unlike the others which in the name of arthouse just throw some effects and bucket of blood, feels like a real chore to sit through.
I highly recommend it to the fans of Phil Stevens, Svetlana Baskova, Norbert Moutier, Scooter McCrae, Jason Impey, German Magarinos, Marcus Koch, Matt Jaissle, Eric Brummer, Carl Andersen, Andreas Schnaas, Yan Kaos, Teco Benson, Chester Novell Turner, Tamakichi Anaru, Ron DeCaro, Rolfe Kanefsky, Andrey Iskanov, Marian Dora, Fabrice du Welz, Karim Hussain, Tim Ritter, Alex Chandon, Lucifer Valentine, Timo Rose, Johan Vandewoestijne, Marc Fehse, Koji Shiraishi, Andrey Iskanov, Brian Paulin, Robert A. Masciantonio, Fred Voghel, Amando de Ossorio, Nacho Cerdà, Jesus Franco, Olaf Ittenbach, James Bell, Sady Baby, Sade Satô, Otto Muehl and Gunter Brus. A splatter flick with aspirations both to shock and experiment. It Is satisfactory on both counts. Not for everyone, but certainly worth a look for Gorehounds and extreme fanatics!