

A neuroscientist's obsession with a drug that expands the human mind inadvertently unleashes a deadly supernatural force on his team.
Practical Effects
Gnarly creature design that punches way above its weight class.
Acting
Kretschmann commits to unhinged professor like his rent depends on it.

Director
Mario Sorrenti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mario Sorrenti is primarily a fashion photographer—this is his only feature film, which explains the aggressively moody lighting and inexplicable character close-ups.
The 'mind-expanding drug unleashes horror' premise directly echoes 2018's 'Annihilation' and 'Color Out of Space,' but Discarnate arrived so quietly it feels like parallel evolution rather than imitation.