The Spine of Night

"A wide-eyed thrill"

VARIETY
  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Director: Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
  • USA 2021
  • 93 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

In this ultra-violent, fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

The first collaboration between animator Morgan Galen King and filmmaker-comics writer Philip Gelatt is inspired by the cult classic works of artists like Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta, and the fantasy genre as it was in the 1970s: boundary-pushing, politically progressive, and utterly fearless.

Filmography (Philip Gelatt) - They Remain (2018), The Bleeding House (2011).


  • Director Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
  • Production Will Battersby, Philip Gelatt, Jean Rattle
  • Script Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
  • Editing Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King
  • Music Peter Scartabello
  • Festivals SXSW, Annecy
  • Voices Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, Joe Manganiello
  • Source Yellow Veil Pictures, New York