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The Kindred
1987-Jan-09
1h 33m
Languages
English
Genres
Horror
Science Fiction
John's got a half brother... half human... half something else!
Overview
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.
Written by Wuchak
2.5/5
A rural house on the coast of SoCal and the genetic mutations thereof
A doctor in Los Angeles (David Allen Brooks) is instructed by his dying mother, a revolutionary geneticist, to destroy her work at the family homestead.So, he leads a team up there, but their stay is interrupted by some… thing.
"The Kindred" (1987) is similar in spirit to “The Boogens” from six years prior and the soon-to-come “Slugs.” It mixes HP Lovecraft with horror bits from “Halloween,” “Alien” and “Jaws.” For instance, there’s an aged doctor in the periphery who’s reminiscent of Donald Pleasence’s Dr.Loomis, just less noble (Rod Steiger).It’s okay, but seems off somehow and therefore is the least of these, which explains its obscurity. ...