Disc 1. The Film:
Haeckel´s Tale, based on a short story by Clive Barker and written for the screen by Mick Garris, takes place in the 1800s a time when science and magic still coexisted.
Haeckel is a young man who´s looking to the future (electricity) for his dream of reanimating the dead, while Professor Montesquino uses the old way (incantations) to raise those who´ve ceased living. When their worlds collide with an unusual married couple, a strange and scary tale of love, lust and lasciviousness unfolds..
Disc 2. Extras:
Trailer, “Working With a Master”: John McNaughton, Interview with John McNaughton, Derek Cecil, Jon Polito, Leela Savasta, Making of, Easter eggs, Cast, Film credits, Filmography by Director