A team of government doctors are charged with studying a captured vampire (Carter), but, slowly, the amorality of the project and the evil of the subject starts to erode the ethics of the physicians and the line between healers and monsters becomes increasingly blurred. Finding a gem like "Demon Under Glass" is what
makes wading through the huge heaps of crap that make up the direct-to-home-video releases. With very little violence and lots and lots of talking, this is perhaps one of the best and creepiest vampire movies I've seen. The more I think about it, the better it gets. With a cast made up actors whose credits seem to be mostly character roles on television (you'll recognize just about every lead actor, but you probably won't know where from), who have a great script populated with well-drawn characters and a captivating story that unfolds at a slow, steady, exactly dead-on, to work with, this is a great horror film that I highly recommend to fans of the genre. In fact, the only complaint I have is that a couple of the character names are a bit cutesy, such as the vampire's surname being "Molinar" and the head of the military security detail being named "Captain Stuebings". These do not subtract that much from the film, though. Track down a copy of "Demon Under Glass". I'm sure you won't regret it, because this is a film that will stay with you awhile. Demon Under GlassStarring: Jason Carter, Garrett Maggart, Jack Donner, and Ray ProsciaDirector: Jon Cunningham --One of the ways to get "Demon Under Glass" is in the "Bite Night" DVD multipack (and the asking price for that is worth paying for this film alone, buy it from Amazon.com). Other recommended films in the set (and which I've previously reviewed) are Beyond Evil, Headcrusher, and The Mansion of Madness. Now, the set also contains some films so lame they aren't even in the Rotten Tomatoes database, and some totally unwatchable crap (like Back From Hell, which truly is one of the worst movies ever made), but I think overall the package is a good value.
July 27, 2006
