The Runestone
The Runestone
A Norse runestone is discovered in Western Pennsylvania. The prophecy upon it tells of the Norse great wolf Fenrir (Fenris), and that its release from the stone will bring about Ragnarok --- the end of the world. Archaeologist Sam Stewart and wife Marla find it has some connection to their friend Martin. A young boy named Jacob is haunted by terrifying nightmares of what is to come, and his family explains these dreams through stories from Norse legend, which says that the only one who can destroy Fenrir is Tyr, the Norse god of war, who is prophesied to return to fight the creature.
Matthias_812 reviewedApril 2, 2025
I can say I'm here because The Runestone is a monster movie but obviously when starring Joan Severance, my attention sways. I'm a lover of decades old low budget monster movies and this mostly satisfies. Character arcs outside of the monster mayhem and studying the runestone didn't make a lick of sense- something to do with some watch master dude who was obsessed with clocks? It takes a long while to set up, you don't actually see much of the monster until right at the hour mark. That's not a real issue as long as it stays interesting and Severance is the only actual interest before The Runestone kicks into full creature feature mode.