![]() The Captain in charge of the Wehrmacht unit sends a request for help to HQ. He sets out by land and sea to you-know-where. Meanwhile, in Taviera, Portugal, a man wakes up after sensing a shift in the Force. It's April 1944 and a unit of Wehrmacht soldiers occupy an old "keep," a fort-like structure in the Dinu Pass of Romania in the Transylvanian Alps that's rumored to be over 500 years old. ![]() It reads more like a work in progress than an adaption of a powerful horror novel that's been in print for over 30 years. There is no sense of suspense or tension, which is unfortunate because the premise of the story is tantalizing. ![]() Both seem flat, emotionless, and predictable. I didn't appreciate the artistic style and I thought the script was bland. It caught my eye while browsing the new books section at my library. ![]() The graphic novel adaptation was drawn by Matthew Dow Smith and the script was written by F. Paul Wilson, was a popular horror novel published back in 1981. ![]()
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