Basilisk: The Serpent King

Basilisk: The Serpent King

An eclipse awakens an ancient monster whose gaze turns flesh into stone.

Directed by Stephen Furst

Produced by Sci Fi Pictures, BUFO

200688 min6.1 / 10

A creature-feature action-horror film centered on an ancient petrifying monster awakened by eclipse, driven by survival and spectacle rather than depth or character.

Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.

Questions people ask

  • Is Basilisk: The Serpent King sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Basilisk: The Serpent King violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Basilisk: The Serpent King scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Basilisk: The Serpent King easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Basilisk: The Serpent King end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise82

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Basilisk: The Serpent King

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Basilisk: The Serpent King

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Basilisk: The Serpent King, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Basilisk: The Serpent King, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Basilisk: The Serpent King, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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