The Kindred

A scientist discovers that he isn't an only child in this effects-laden creature feature whose cast includes screen veterans Kim Hunter and Rod Steiger among a host of other, less well-known performers. John Hollins (David Allen Brooks) is delighted to learn that his geneticist mother, Amanda ...more

Like any number of mid-level science fiction and horror exercises, The Kindred is more notable for its visual effects and gothic trappings than for its characters or its ability to deliver a mood as creepy as its ideas. The notion that one's long-lost sibling could be a slime-covered sea monster or that a sexy scientist could hide gills underneath her alluring bustline gives The Kindred a fantastical and frightening appeal -- especially given the special effects team's better than average ...more