

The Keep

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.
What an odd, odd movie. Especially coming after Thief, which is out of the gate a stone cold classic, to switch gears and do a horror that has so much wasted potential is baffling. Some of the effects in this were super cool. Like the formation of the monster, very very cool. And so many familiar faces! But a miss. I look forward to hearing the story behind it on next week's Blank Check.