TMDb Rating
5.8/10
13 verified votes
Mortal Remains (2013)
HorrorMysteryThriller
94 min
"Some Secrets Should Stay Buried."
Plot Summary
A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie." The film includes interviews with various horror historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez (director of The Blair Witch Project), who posits the question: Why, for 40 years, has the story of Karl Atticus been all but eradicated from the annals of cinema history?
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie.
- Genre cues: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director clue: Christian Stavrakis
- Lead cast: Karl Atticus and Charles Craig
How to describe this movie
- Try: "A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie."
- Try: "A 2013 film directed by Christian Stavrakis about a docuthriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life."
- Try: "A movie starring Karl Atticus and Charles Craig about a docuthriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life."
Keywords to include
HorrorMysteryThrillerChristian StavrakisKarl AtticusCharles Craig2013
Director
Christian Stavrakis
Top Cast
Karl AtticusCharles CraigJohn Amplas
More Movies Like This
Can't find that one movie?
Try our AI-powered movie finder. Describe any scene or plot detail, and we'll identify it for you in seconds.