Krakowskie potwory

I found a liking to this show, I've just completed watching ep 7 with one episode to go and I'm wishing their was more episodes. Don't know why the negative reviews. I'm very critical on detail when it comes to a production of series that interests me but this is a winner in my books. Producer has done a excellent job in creating something within itself.

As a Polish person. I'm always excited seeing Polish titles on US Netflix. They are mostly just ok. Unfortunately Cracow Monster falls into that category as well. The idea of the show is interesting but the execution is lackluster. It feels like a student erie the script and director didn't know how to use full potential of these (seems like) good actors. I watched it in English and if you're Polish and know English I would recommend watching it English as well. Dubbing is pretty good. I'm from Krakow so nostalgia kicked in. That's why it's 5 btw and not 5. It was nice to see my old city, but if i wasn't from there i'd probably not finish it.

Good effects and dark cinematography, but good luck following along with what's going on in this supernatural series. The main storyline was fairly easy to piece together, but a lot of weird tangents and jarring scene flashes. Acting was meh.

Cracow Monsters: Alex/Aitwar drinks to deal with past traumas. She is accepted as a student by the pathology department of a medical school. But her professor and some of his students fight demons and monsters. A demon comes from the other side and controls people to attack Alex but she also has powers from her otherworldly contacts. . A dark series involving rituals to ward off demons and to cleanse adepts after contact with them. A clash of the righteous and malevolent entities results in a proxy war with the professor and his acolytes following spirits of light. But it's a bit more complicated than that that with many monsters (including water demons) being summoned up. Best perhaps is Winter Spas, a bit like Krampus on speed. In some ways the series is similar to Feria with Pantheons of Good and Evil deities, underground temples and gateways. Cracow Monsters though is based on Slavic mythology rather than Gnosticism. Another mystery to be explored is Ales's past, from literally the opening moments of episode 1 Alex has nightmares about her mother's death. It doesn't quite live up to the promise of it's opening episodes but is a worthy addition to the TV Folk Horror Canon. Directed by Kasia Adamik and Olga Chajdas, Written by Gaja Grzegorzewska, Magdalena Lankosz and Anna Sienska. Eight episodes on Netflix. 7/10.

There are some awkward plot points that feel shoe-horned in or like something significant was cut but, overall, this is watchable Andi found I enjoyed it more by episode 5 than I had in episode 1.

I like the interweaving of old mythologies into the modern world. I think Invisible City did a better job with that, overall, but this is a pleasant addition.