''Inkubus'' is a 2011

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produced by the Woodhaven Production Company, written by Carl Dupré, and directed by

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. The film stars Robert Englund, William Forsythe, Joey Fatone, Jonathan Silverman, Dyan Kane,

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, Tom Denucci, and Michelle Ray Smith.

Plot

'Inʞubus' tells the story of a skeleton crew working the final shift at a soon-to-be demolished police station in Wood Haven, Rhode Island. The night takes a gruesome turn when the

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, Inkubus ( Robert Englund), calmly walks into the station holding the severed head of a murdered girl. Inkubus toys with the crew, allowing himself to be restrained, and begins to proudly confess to his litany of crimes, some dating back to the Middle Ages. Inkubus has a score to settle with the one detective ( William Forsythe) that almost put him away some thirteen years ago. To their dismay, the cops quickly become pawns in Inkubus’ brutal crowning achievement of

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, gore, and

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Cast

* Robert Englund as Inkubus * William Forsythe as Detective Diamante * Jonathan Silverman as Tech * Joey Fatone as Detective Caretti * Michelle Ray Smith as Cole *

as Mudge * Tom DeNucci as Pax *Kevin DeCristofano as Miles "The Headless Horseman" Coogan *Dyan Kane as Dr. Emily Winstrom *Tom Paolino as Meat

Production

''Inkubus'' was filmed in Cranston, Rhode Island. It was produced by The Woodhaven Production Company, a fully funded film production company that started by established Rhode Island businessman and entrepreneur Chad A. Verdi. The original screenplay was written by Carl Dupre and developed with Glenn Ciano, writer of Homie Spumoni, who also directed and produced the feature. Ciano cited 1980s horror films as an influence.

Release

''Inkubus'' had a limited theatrical release, on October 31, 2011. It was released on DVD and video on demand on February 21, 2012 through Screen Media Films.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes does not have enough reviews for any consensus. In a positive review, Scott Hallam of

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called ''Inkubus'' imperfect but entertaining, rating it 3.5/5.

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was less enthusiastic, rating it a 2/5.

References

External links

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