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A frantic man (Ezra Godden) stumbles into a Spanish coastal village where the inhabitants are metamorphosing into sea creatures. As far as Lovecraft adaptations from Stuart Gordon (From Beyond, Re-Animator) go, I like this one best. The script is tight and Gordon demonstrates remarkable directing chops in sustaining tension and suspense for what is, for the most part, one big chase. Godden is engaging in the lead, supported by solid costars Macarena Gomez as a demonic high priestess and Francisco Rabal as a helpful old man who has eluded the village curse. A climactic psycho-sexual element (eternal mate to a squid woman, anyone?) is icing on the cake.