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Bubonic Plague And Necromancy In Christopher Smith's BLACK DEATH

by Todd Brown, January 5, 2010 10:56 AM


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Medieval England has fallen under the shadow of The Black Death. In this apocalyptic world, filled with fear and superstition, a young monk called Osmund is charged with leading a fearsome knight, Ulric (Sean Bean) and his group of mercenaries to a remote marsh. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer - someone able to bring the dead back to life. Torn between his love of God and the love of a young woman, Osmund discovers the necromancer, a mysterious beauty called Langiva. After Langiva reveals her Satanic identity and offers Osmund his heart's desire, the horror of his real journey begins...

Though I have yet to see Christopher Smith's Triangle we are big fans of both Creep and Severance in these parts and I am anxiously awaiting his spin through period-set horror with Black Death.  Sean Bean stars, which is a good sign, and an even better one is the block of forty stills just released by UK distributor Revolver Entertainment.  Production values look quite good on this and with a UK theatrical release coming in February I imagine it's only a matter of days before the trailer arrives.

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