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Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain2003

Name: Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain
Genre: Slasher, Folk Horror, Splatter & Gore, Survival
Released: 2003-03-01
Rating: 4

“Evil roams the woods of Ireland...”

Directed by Christian Viel

4.0

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 3.2TMDB 4.8

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Year

2003

Runtime

78 min

The premise

Two American tourists on a romantic camping trip are brutally murdered. A few days later, during the ancient festival of Samhain, a group of American university students moves into a beautiful cottage, surrounded by a lush forest and a majestic lake They are here to learn about the rituals of the ancient Druids and other Celtic legends. But in the remains of an abandoned copper mine, lives the ancestors of an incestuous clan of cannibals. Stalked by a hulking, disfigured mutant, the students and their chaperone are in for the most harrowing time of their young lives. And keeping their heads on their necks will become their main concern...

Horror Vault's take

When a group of American college students heads to the Irish countryside to study ancient Druidic traditions during the Samhain festival, they discover the local legends carry far more bite than any textbook could prepare them for. Lurking beneath the scenic landscape is something feral, hungry, and very much alive. What begins as an academic retreat quickly spirals into a savage fight to stay alive against a deformed, relentless predator with deep roots in the land. Low-budget and unapologetically rough around the edges, this one leans hard into creature-feature slasher territory.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Sexual Content, Nudity, Mutilation