A young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly to murder. Before committing suicide, he mails the mask to his psychiatrist, Dr. Barnes, who is soon plunged into the nightmare world of the mask.
Practical Effects
Those 3D mask sequences are gloriously unhinged practical nightmares.
Direction
Roffman turns budget constraints into surrealist dream logic.
Production
Toronto standing in for... wherever cursed masks live. Iconic.
Director
Julian Roffman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Originally shot as 'Eyes of Hell,' distributors added the 3D sequences in post-production without the director's full involvement. Roffman reportedly hated the gimmick.
This is widely considered the first Canadian horror feature, birthing 'Canuxploitation' as a genuine genre that would later include Cronenberg's early work.
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