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Cronos1993

Name: Cronos
Genre: Gothic, Body Horror, Vampire, Supernatural
Released: 1993-11-05
Rating: 6.9

“An ancient device. A modern discovery. A terrifying tale of the eternal.”

Directed by Guillermo del Toro

6.9

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.7Rotten Tomatoes 88%Metacritic 70TMDB 6.7

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Year

1993

Runtime

94 min

Box Office

Domestic

$621,392

🏆 24 wins & 13 nominations total

The premise

Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.

Horror Vault's take

A kindly antiques dealer stumbles upon a centuries-old alchemical device with a seductive and terrible gift — the promise of eternal youth. As he falls deeper under its influence, his body and his life begin to change in ways he never anticipated. Guillermo del Toro's debut feature reimagines the vampire myth through the lens of a tender family drama, wrapping genuine dread in an elegiac, art-house sensibility. Beauty and horror are inseparable here, and the price of cheating death proves harrowing.

Content: Body Horror, Blood And Gore, Violence, Dark Themes Around Death And Decay