Synopsis: One of the screenwriters of "Alien" and "Heavy Metal" takes a turn in the director's chair for this Lovecraft frightfest. Detective John March receives a call from worried wife Claire Ward. Apparently, her estranged husband, Charles, has become obsessed by an 18th century forefather of... One of the screenwriters of "Alien" and "Heavy Metal" takes a turn in the director's chair for this Lovecraft frightfest. Detective John March receives a call from worried wife Claire Ward. Apparently, her estranged husband, Charles, has become obsessed by an 18th century forefather of his -- a shadowy magician named Curwen. Charles, who works as an engineer for a cosmetics company, has also recently been linked to several grave robberies, among other strange activities. When March tracks down Charles in an ominous catacomb, he comes face to face with the odd man's extracurricular scientific experiments... [More]