When the gruesome remains of a body are found in a small town, a lead takes a detective to the old town of Innsmouth. On track to locate the killer she is welcomed to the town by one of their founding daughters but to the detectives surprise, the introduction to Innsmouth is not as welcoming as she would imagine.

 

With hints of gothic horror, the introduction to one of the towns elders dressed in Victorian-esque black sets the tone for the films themes. Vampiric passion, hypnotic witchcraft and everlasting life, INNSMOUTH is a town that holds no mortality and neither does its elders.

 

INNSMOUTH is a risqué encounter between its leading ladies and one that in a moment of embrace tells a tale of horror that feels more familiar to the worlds of Edgar Allen Poe and Bram Stoker than any modern screenwriter. The gothic horror is only momentarily shown on screen with much of the run time spent between the encounter and investigation to the murder and while the answers are inevitable, it is the mystique of INNSMOUTH that captivates the viewer.

 

Izzy Lee manages to capture a lot of mysticism in the films short run time and Tristan Risk refuses to hold back in her role as she lures in Diana Porter’s detective. A promising introduction to a town I certainly hope to see more of and similarly to the towns elder, INNSMOUTH is a tease to what really could be explored with a longer runtime.

 

A testament to its director and begging the question, why has Izzy Lee not been given the opportunity to direct a full length feature yet? Surely for any producer who views INNSMOUTH, this is the door that opens for a director we would love to see a feature from and one that the horror community deserves.