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The Empire of Corpses

屍者の帝国

2015 ·2h 0m · ★ 6.2 (126)

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
85
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

19th centuryadult animationanimebased on novel or bookgoregovernment agentgunfightreanimated corpsesteampunk

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