Inspired by a lost Lon Chaney silent film, which was itself based on an 1890 novel, the film follows a young man who makes a deal with a doctor (Crispin Glover) to get help for his problems if he submits his mother to an experiement. The man's desperation doesn't allow him to see that the doctor doesn't have his best interests at heart.
This is a great little thriller. Yes, the film has horror elements but the chills are more thrills. The film also has the right amount of gallows humor in it. The filmmakers know that the situations are completely of another era when you could let the pot boil. They know that it's over the top and arch, so even though they have the cast play it perfectly straight, they allow the humor to exist. The result is a film that perfectly walks the tightrope of humor and horror, even to the point of doing a pirouette.
What a joy. This is a film that feels like an old school drive-in movie from the 1970's or 80's in the best sort of way.
I loved this. See it.
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