Cryptic Plasm is a 2015 American horror film written and directed by Brian Paulin (Blood Pigs; Fetus; Bone Sickness; Mummy Raider). It stars Christina Amaral, Jack Anthony and Kevin Barbare.
Cryptozoologist David Gates (Joe Olson) and his team investigate strange phenomena. One of them being a mysterious town where all of it’s inhabitants have vanished without a trace.
David uncovers far more than he anticipated and puts his own life at risk. Afterwards, he begins to feel the bizarre effects from the town within his own biology.
Meanwhile, he is sent by his investor to film an exorcism. Something that is completely outside of his expertise. Already suffering from unnatural symptoms, David, who is now reluctantly in the presence of pure evil, fears that multiple inhuman forces are tearing him apart from inside…
Reviews:
“Cryptic Plasm is an amazing horror flick. Brian Paulin has done it yet again. Much like the early work of Clive Barker and even underground greats like Olaf Ittenbach, Paulin manages to use his effects skills to make the viewer feel as though they’ve entered a whole new world.” Foul Feast
“Paulin can definitely weave a story, as well, so he is not just a one trick pony […] The gore in this one is more supernatural, which brings a different element to the movie. There are no zombies or infected people, but an unidentified presence altering human beings, and using another dimension to cross over into our world, like a black hole in time.” Richard Taylor, Severed Cinema
” …a grueling, relentless journey through a surreal apocalyptic landscape… and where it clearly lacks in budget, it compensates with a virtual tsunami of gore, slime and other viscous substances.” Gregory Burkart, Blumhouse.com
“Paulin continues to improve his craft, this time delivering a slower-building horror movie by way of the found-footage genre. There is more of a story to sink your teeth into in this one. But don’t worry, the found-footage is actually a movie inside the movie, and there is enough horrific and inventive splatter in the last third for several movies.” The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre
“Cryptic Plasm carries the Morbid Vision trademark of over-the-top splatter effects and awesome-looking monsters, all created by means of do-it-yourself physical effects with latex, KY jelly, karo syrup, and old school mold-making techniques. It’s another entertaining gorefest that proves Brian Paulin is one of the most talented filmmakers of our time working with a limited budget.” Mario Dominick, Extreme Horror Cinema
IMDb | Image credits: Extreme Horror Cinema
