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A grim history lesson kicks off Round the Decay – pay attention, because it’s important later on. We start, I assume, in the 19th century: a chase through the woods leads to the capture of a Native American woman, who is then taken to the tent of a white settler, who seems to be waiting for her. He has plans, and not just for the land. His revenge against indigenous peoples isn’t the whole story – he has more than the conventional means at his disposal, including what appears to be the ability to resurrect the dead. But he needs sacrifices. Something monstrous, somehow dependent on a place and its people – that’s pretty much all you need to retain this film, as it’s a fairly old-school monster movie, using the familiar tropes and tricks of the genre to weave a decent, if not always innovative, horror narrative. Director: Adam Newman Writer: Adam Newman Stars: Victoria Mirrer, Damian Maffei, Sienna Hubert-Ross Continuing with the small community of Newport’s Valley, we move into modern ...