We moved onto a monster movie from the UK that once again touches on a couple of genres. One thing we are getting from this whole viewing experience is the idea that horror is very subjective and so many movies that call themselves as much may be be weak on the horror or stronger on other themes. Outcast is a fantasy horror about a boy & his mother running from the boy's father. The escape has taken them to a council estate in Scotland where the accents were so thick some of them flabbergasted my Cape Breton roots. The father (James Nesbitt) gathers himself some magical favour and the assistance of a traveler clan and chases the pair down, despite the mother's powerful misdirection magic. Meanwhile a monster is stalking the estate killing people, we knowing it has something to do with the magic afoot but not exactly what.
This was a tale of celtic magic and mythos. We were amazed at how much we recognized in the plot elements as spells are cast in blood and tattoos, as well in the interactions between Nesbitt and the traveler factions. It became very apparent that these were not just the average gypsy style travelers of the british isles but descendants from faery and the whole tale was mixed up in the old blood. When it was revealed the boy was a troll and his father stalked him seeking to hang onto his own human skin via the sacrifice of blood relation, we were none too surprised. With the interwoven star-crossed love between lost girl and the boy of bad blood, it was a wonderful tale of magic and monsters.
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