A new red-band trailer for The Spine of Night reveals why the animated feature is described as an ultraviolent horror/fantasy experience. Filled with blood and broken bones, the new trailer courtesy of RLJE Films also announces The Spine of Night will have a commercial release at the end of this month.
The Spine of Night's trailer shows how people of different ages use a flower as a drug that allows them to cross the barriers of time and space. But, unfortunately, while some people use the flower as part of psychedelic rituals, greedy men also want to harness its power to enslave humanity under their command. That’s why unlikely heroes from different ages will have to band together to fight for freedom, with a lot of gruesome deaths along their way.
The Spine of Night's trailer also shows the unique art style of the animated feature, entirely drawn by hand using rotoscoping technology. That means each frame was drawn over live-action footage recorded by real actors.
Written and directed by Philip Gelatt (Love, Death & Robots) and Morgan Galen King, The Spine of the Night star-studded cast includes Richard E. Grant (Loki), Lucy Lawless (Ash vs Evil Dead), Patton Oswalt (M.O.D.O.K.), Betty Gabriel (Get Out), and Joe Manganiello (Justice League). The Spine of the Night was nominated for Best Animated Feature at 2021’s Fantasia Festival.
The Spine of the Night hits theaters, on-demand, and digital on October 29. Check out the new trailer below:
Here’s The Spine of the Night’s synopsis:
In The Spine of the Night, an ultra-violent fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.