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Original title: Le mangeur d’âmes
When cold evenings are keeping me home for most nights, I better hope that there’s no creature like The Soul Eater nipping at my toes. This film screened at Fantasia 2024, and although I didn’t get to see it then, I waited for its eventual theatrical run. This French alpine monster is most likely made up and the creators did a good job at making the folklore feel real, but as for who is kidnapping the children in the remote community of Roquenoir, only two constables are at it!
Elisabeth Guardiano (Virginie Ledoyen) heads there because the grisly death of a family–with only the kids surviving–is cause for concern. The local enforcement can’t do anything. And joining her is Franck De Rolan (Paul Hamy), who says he’s also on the case. I suspect he has a personal connection when, during the opening act, he’s seen running down a road and screaming! Continue reading “Beware The Soul Eater, A New French Alpine Threat!”