

A desperate doctor locks down South Union Cardiac Hospital to keep the greatest discovery in human history to himself, while a young intern races to save a dying young dancer, his ex-girlfriend, and his best friend, and stop his mentor.
Acting
Lance Henriksen giving 110% to nonsense dialogue.
Practical Effects
Needle-based body horror that actually squirms effectively.
Production
One hospital location stretched to absolute breaking point.
Director
Steven Karageanes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in an actual defunct Michigan hospital; Lance Henriksen signed on for just three days of filming.
The 'mad doctor seeks immortality' trope dates to 1920s German Expressionism—this is somehow less subtle than 100-year-old silent films.