There are a lot of ghost stories that plague the horror scene; some are good, while others fail to get their point across. The problems with most films that involve haunting and ghost are the stories usually have a hard time keeping the audience entertained, especially a lot of the ghost related films of today. I don’t think I have seen an insurgence in decent ghost films since the beginning of the century.
The Tomb stars Wes Bentley as a young professor named Jonathan. John has a promising career and a great life. He has the women of his dreams by his side and praised by many. However, when Ligeia a young Russian student appears in his class, John finds himself unable to resist her. She is beautiful, smart and a bit wild. However, there is a secret to her beauty and smarts. Ligeia has the ability to collect souls from the dead and use them to make her look younger. She falls for Jonathan, yet Jonathan is loyal to his fiancée and if Ligeia can not have him, then no one can.
I found this film to be a bit of a rollercoaster ride with its story. It is a film that has a decent script from the start but like most ghost films it gets confusing towards the end, and it becomes one of those films where if you don’t pay close attention to the story you can lose the whole point. The film has some great acting and is very well put together. I’ll give it that much, however the flow of the storyline and its inability to grasp my full attention is where I found myself getting bored with the film. While The Tomb is a polished film in terms of its production value and visual; I just could not get into it. Its not a bad film compared to most ghost stories and it does have an original storyline, but it is not a film for every one.
The DVD features all eight Fangoria Frightfest film trailer and a behind the scenes featurettes for The Tomb.
– Horror Bob
- Interview with J.R. Bookwalter - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Andrew J. Rausch - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Rick Popko and Dan West - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Director Stevan Mena (Malevolence) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Screenwriter Jeffery Reddick (Day of the Dead 2007) - January 22, 2015
- Teleconference interview with Mick Garris (Masters of Horror) - January 22, 2015
- A Day at the Morgue with Corri English (Unrest) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Writer/Director Nacho Cerda (The Abandoned, Aftermath) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actress Thora Birch (Dark Corners, The Hole, American Beauty) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actor Jason Behr, Plus Skinwalkers Press Coverage - January 22, 2015
