# Haeckel's Tale (2006)

> A grieving widower’s search for forbidden necromancy opens onto a grotesque cautionary tale about obsession with reviving the dead.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/188350

## Facts

- Runtime: 60 min
- Genres: Horror, TV Movie
- Director: John McNaughton
- Cast: Steve Bacic, Micki Maunsell, Gerard Plunkett, Derek Cecil, Pablo Coffey, Jon Polito, Warren Kimmel, Jill Morrison
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0643106/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, bleak, macabre, late night horror viewing, halloween watchlist

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