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Basilisk: The Serpent King

2006 · 88 min

A cheesy creature feature that's fun to watch with friends, mixing mild scares with unintentional laughs.

Directed by
Stephen Furst
Genres
Action, Horror, Tv movie
Starring
Jeremy London, Wendy Carter, Cleavant Derricks
Tagline
An eclipse awakens an ancient monster whose gaze turns flesh into stone.
Overview
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.

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Directed by
Stephen Furst
Genres
Action, Horror, Tv movie
Starring
Jeremy London, Wendy Carter, Cleavant Derricks
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • mystery
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, horror, tv movie, fantasy
Directed by
Stephen Furst
Written by
Wil McCarthy, Chase Parker
Starring
Jeremy London, Wendy Carter, Cleavant Derricks, Griff Furst, Sarah Skeeters, Stephen Furst, Yancy Butler, Doug Dearth
Music
Nathan Furst
Cinematography
Anton Bakarski
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America, Bulgaria
Languages
English

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