2019 · horror · fantasy · revenge
The Head Hunter
Directed by Jordan Downey1h 12m2019
On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.
Our read: The Head Hunter (2019) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive horror · fantasy · revenge entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured horror / fantasy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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