The Alchemist Cookbook (2016)

Directed by

Joel Potrykus

Genre

comedy horror

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An outcast living alone in the woods tries to make gold through alchemy. As he becomes more isolated and unhinged, his experiments take a dangerous turn into the supernatural.

slow-burntenseclaustrophobicunsettlinggrimlonelypsychedelicbleak

What happens

The Alchemist Cookbook is a 2016 American horror film directed by Joel Potrykus. The film was released on the 7th of October 2016 in New York City. The film follows an outcast who isolates himself from society to practice alchemy, but as his mind deteriorates, his chemistry turns to black magic. The Alchemist Cookbook was released on an alternate release strategy, as a pay what you want film, in both theatres and on BitTorrent bundle. The film was an official selection at the 2016 South by Southwest Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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