See No Evil (2006), directed by Gregory Dark and produced by WWE Studios, is a vicious throwback to the slasher genre—complete with a towering killer, a group of doomed young victims, and a location soaked in grime and dread. It’s not subtle, but it’s unapologetically brutal, delivering exactly what horror fans expect: blood, fear, and a monster that doesn’t stop.
The film introduces us to a group of juvenile delinquents sent to clean up the dilapidated Blackwell Hotel as part of their rehabilitation. But lurking in the shadows of the rotting building is Jacob Goodnight (played by WWE legend Kane, aka Glenn Jacobs), a hulking, silent killer with a fixation on sin, eyes, and religious punishment.
As night falls, one by one, the group is hunted down in creatively gruesome fashion. Jacob’s signature weapon? A giant hook on a chain—perfect for dragging victims into darkness. He doesn’t speak, he doesn’t hesitate, and he has a disturbing habit of removing his victims’ eyes, believing them to be the source of their moral corruption.
What See No Evil lacks in narrative depth, it makes up for in tension and atmosphere. The setting—the decaying, trap-filled hotel—is a character in itself, filled with secrets, surveillance cameras, and echoes of past atrocities. The kills are graphic, the lighting is grimy, and the tone is relentlessly bleak.
Jacob Goodnight stands among the modern slasher icons: silent, monstrous, and driven by twisted conviction.
Because in his eyes,
If you sin…
You don’t deserve to see redemption.
