His tortured quest takes him from Hollywood’s Poverty Row into the shadowy lore of ancient religious heresies. Now, 20 years later, as Jonathan seeks the truth behind Castle’s disappearance, the innocent entertainments of his youth the sexy sirens, the screwball comedies, the high romance take on a sinister appearance. But he succumbs to what will be a lifelong obsession with the mysterious Max Castle, a nearly forgotten genius of the silent screen who later became the greatest director of horror films, only to vanish in the 1940s, at the height of his talent. Jonathan Gates could not have anticipated that his student studies would lead him to uncover the secret history of the movies a tale of intrigue, deception, and death that stretches back to the 14th century.
From the golden age of art movies and underground cinema to X rated po*rn, splatter films, and midnight movies, this breathtaking thriller is a tour de force of cinematic fact and fantasy, full of metaphysical mysteries that will haunt the dreams of every moviegoer.
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