The Devil's Nightmare

 



Director - Jean Brismee (Forges, Jean Rouch)
Starring - Erika Blanc (Kill Baby...Kill!, A Man for Emmanuelle), Jean Servais (Donkey Skin, Black Jesus), and Daniel Emilfork (Babel, Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!)
Release Date - 1971
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "Nothing in your wildest imagination can prepare you for what happens"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     My Mondo Macabro marathon is coming to an end.  The movies I watched were very entertaining, sleazy, and fun but the last blu I tossed in just didn't sit well with me.  Up until this point I have watched 6 films on 5 blus.  The first three were fantastic.  I can see myself revisits a few of them.  Sadly, the last three were not up to my speed so to speak.  They missed their mark with me and I just did not have fun with them.  The last film in my Mondo Macabro is The Devil's Nightmare.  This 1971 Belgium production is another new one on me.  I hoped it was better than the previous two Greek exploitation flicks and I was lucky because this one was fun.  Once again I want to thank Mondo Macabro for sending this one my way.

     The film begins with a German general who discovers that his wife has given birth to a girl.  His family is cursed and the first daughter is to become an evil succubus so the general kills his daughters.  We move forward sometime and that general is living in a secluded castle with his servants when a bus full of tourists arrive seeking shelter.  He lets them in and they make themselves at home.  When some of them are found dead the rumors of the general and his family curse surfaces and the succubus becomes the talk of the tourists.  Many dismiss it as nonsense but are soon face to face with something far more sinister than they could have imagined.

     I love a good gothic horror film from the 70s.  Hammer killed during this time but there was still so many amazing gothic horror films from all around the world.  The Devil's Nightmare is a great period piece with some great atmosphere and characters.  I'm a little disappointed that I'm just now getting to check this one out.  The acting in this one is great.  I absolutely loved the characters.  Some were extremely clichéd but the film balances those out with some unforgettable characters.  The cast does a phenomenal job at bringing these characters to life.  I'm honestly impressed by the cast and what they were able to accomplish.  The story for this one works for the film but it does have several extremely predictable scenes that you will see coming from a mile away.  I loved the dark atmosphere the film is able to capture along with the gothic scenery.  It works for the film and really makes the story that much more fun.  It does move on the slower side but the viewer will enjoy the character's interaction especially those involving the priest.  Finally, if you want blood and gore you will be disappointed.  We do get a few death scenes but they use camera tricks with minimal practical effects.  Overall, The Devil's Nightmare is a fantastic late night horror watch.  The characters are very entertaining and the story does have it's moments.  Don't let the predictable story ruin a fun late night movie watch.  Check it out now on blu from Mondo Macabro.  

 



Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling

Director(s) - Joe Murray (Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?, Rocko's Modern Life) and Cosmo Segurson (Pig Goat Banana Cricket, The Green Sheik)
Starring - Carlos Alazraqui (The Fairly OddParents, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob Squarepants, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon), and Charlie Adler (Transformers, Cars)
Release Date - 2019
Genre - Comedy
Format - Streaming (Netflix)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     I was born in the middle of the 80s so I grew up in the later part of the decade and all of through the 90s.  A lot of my friends were Disney fans and were obsessed with WWF but I was a huge Nickelodeon fan that loved WCW and ECW.  Shows like Ren and Stimpy, Rugrats, AAAHH Real Monsters, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and Rocko's Modern Life were some of my favorite shows.  Hell, I still watch these on DVD that I've picked up from Shout Factory several years ago.  When Netflix announced their Rocko's Modern Life reboot I was shitting my pants.  As it got closer to the release date it was announced that it was not a new show but a special for Netflix.  When it was released last week I didn't have time to check it out until now.  I was a bit upset that the film is only 45 minutes log but I still fucking loved it.  It was amazing and definitely catered to fans of the original show and not reimage it for the younger crowd.

     The special picks up 20 years after Rocko, Heffer, and Filbert has been shot into space when a Conglom-O rocket went through Rocko's home.  While looking out the window they discover that the rocket's control is stuck to Heffer's butt and they are able to use it to return to O-Town.  However, their town is not the way they left it and an accounting error caused by Ed Bighead has caused Conglom-O to go bankrupt which financially cripples the town.  Rocko is fearful of all the change and wants to bring back his favorite show The Fatheads but needs their creator and Ed Bighead's son Ralph to do that.  The revenue from the show would be enough to stop Conglom-O from going under.  His journey takes him all over the world where he witnesses all the changes the world has went through in the last 20 years and how change is a good thing in some aspects.  He is able to find Ralph, who is now Rachel, and convinces her to bring the show back and save O-Town.

     I couldn't hold my excitement when I turned on Netflix and hit play on Static Cling.  I honestly despise Netflix aside from their originals.  I much prefer Hulu but Netflix was worth it's weight in gold when I finished the special.  It was just as clever, funny, and raunchy as the show was with a more modern look.  The voice acting in this is one takes me right back to the mid-90s.  The special pulls together the talent from the original run to reprise many of the characters that made the film so much fun.  These voices are iconic and Netflix did the right thing by bringing on the original cast.  The story for this one works for a 45 minute special.  It brings Rocko's Modern Life into 2019 and the humor that was there in the original run is applied to the modern setting.  The humor is spot on and the delivery is extremely effective.  I was laughing harder at the satire in this than I do at most modern comedies and that's really saying something.  Finally, the animation is the same style as the show.  Instead of opting for a newer approach, they went back to the drawing the storyboard by hand.  This does give the viewer that classic 90s cartoon look and sets it out from other animated films and shows currently under the New Releases tab on Netflix.  Overall, Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling is a trip back to my childhood when bills didn't matter and I could really enjoy the shows on television without life consuming every thought.  It was fun with the short running time being my only complaint.  Check it out. 

 



The Deserter

 



THE DESERTER - Coming soon to Blu-ray from Mondo Macabro from Mondo Macabro on Vimeo.
Director - Christos Kefalas (Snoken, Hemresa)
Starring - Hristos Politis (To the Last Man, Hell in the Aegean), Franca Parisi (Atom Age Vampire, The White Angel), and Stephanos Stratigos (Proud Eagles, Fire and Blood)
Release Date - 1970
Genre - Drama/Romance
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

     I had a bad taste in my mouth after watching The Wild Pussycat.  I love exploitation and all the creative sub-genres that spawned from it but I can quickly tell that Greek exploitation was something in it's own right.  The double feature from Mondo Macabro had a second Greek exploitation film titled The Deserter.  This 1970 film was another first time watch for me but I would be lying if I said I was excited to see it.  If The Wild Pussycat was the main attraction I could only imagine the quality of film the second billed film was going to be.

     The film follows a military deserter who is running from the horrors of war.  After running for what feels like forever he decided to stop by a small pond to cool off.  A woman that lives nearby spots him and the two immediately get a sexual attraction.  The woman is too shy to make her move so she decides to steal his clothes and run away.  The man wonders to a farm nearby where a lonely housewife takes him in and hides him in the barn where a relationship blooms.  Her husband often neglects her sexual needs for work so she seeks it out with the deserter.  However, the young girl from earlier is the housewife's cousin and a love triangle begins with the woman fighting for his attention.  The young, shy woman refuses to let go of him and turns to a witch to make him love her.

     I really do dislike writing negative reviews for movies sent to me for review.  I always try to remain respectful and find positive things within the film but I can't like everything sent my way.  The Deserter was a step up over TWP but it wasn't as good as I had hoped.  The acting in this one is a step up over the other film.  The characters are a little more detailed and the cast has something to work with.  They do a great job at taking those characters and taking them off the paper.  With that being said, they are still rather clichéd and their scenes are very predictable.  The story for this one does flow like a day time soap but tosses in a few twists here and there.  I really enjoyed the dark atmosphere centered around the witch but this aspect was not fully explored.  There is so many amazing possibilities with this and the film did itself a disservice by not fully exploring it.  The film movies at a slow pace and mostly hits like a romantic drama.  There is several scenes that are just too long and the interactions between the characters is just all wrong for the tempo of the scene.  Finally, if you want blood and gore you will need to seek it elsewhere.  However, if you want a character driven romance with some dark moments then you are in luck.  Overall, The Deserter is not an amazing film but it does deserve at least one watch.  It does have it's moments but no replay value what so ever.  

 



The Wild Pussycat



WILD PUSSYCAT promo teaster #2! from Mondo Macabro on Vimeo.
Director - Dimis Dadiras (A House in the Clouds, Taxi Driver)
Starring - Kostas Prekas (Intimate Relations, City's Jungle), Gisela Dali (Lust for Sex, The Executioner), and Maria Foka (The Runaway Kid, Naked in the Street)
Release Date - 1969
Genre - Crime
Tagline - "Purring on the outside.  Seething on the inside"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

        I've been slowly working my way through my Mondo Macabro films that was sent to me for review.  I believe I have six blus with seven movies total so it wasn't that big of a task but finding time between work and home life seems rather difficult right now.  I'm finally moving forward with getting my house repaired after the fire.  My time has been very limited but I have been able to work through several releases which brings me to Mondo's double feature with two Greek exploitation films.  The first is The Wild Pussycat which was finished in 1969 and released in the early 70s. 

     The film follows a young woman who lost her sister recently.  She killed herself after she was in an abusive relationship with a man.  He was cheating on her and was often physically and emotionally abusive to her which was the reason she took her life.  She plans her revenge on the man.  She lures him back to her place and drugs him.  She then puts him in a room and chains him up like a dog with a two way mirror.  He can see out but no one can see in.  He is then subject to her perverse acts with no way or touching her or satisfying himself.

      I was not a fan of Bloodlust.  The movie was way too slow with no atmosphere and a story you could see coming.  Out of the Mondo Macabro releases in my marathon this was the weakest one.  I was hoping that The Wild Pussycat would take me back to a more enjoyable release but the film could barely hold my attention.  I wanted to like it but I just couldn't.  The acting in this one is strange.  I get every culture or society has different ways of doing things but the acting in this film is just odd.  The characters make eye contact briefly before their eyes bounces around like they are high on speed.  The dialogue has no emotions behind them and the scenes are painfully dry.  Even the scenes that are meant to be sexy fall flat because the cast has no dedication to their role.  The story for this one moves at a snails pace and does not have the affect on the viewer that was intended.  The movie tries to be sexy while flirting with being a thriller but all it really does is put the viewer to sleep.  The sex or sexy scenes are so underwhelming that you may get the impression that this is a parody.  If you can make it through this film in one sitting I will be thoroughly impressed.  Finally, if you want blood and gore you wont find it here.  The film is a character piece that relies heavily on the character's interactions.  Overall, The Wild Pussycat is not the film I was expecting.  I'm a huge fan of exploitation and I was expecting a fun sexploitation flick.  Instead, I get something else that just wasn't for me. 

 



Brightburn

 



Director - David Yarovesky (Team Unicorn, The Hive)
Starring - Elizabeth Banks (Slither, Power Rangers), David Denman (The X-Files, The Office), and Jackson A. Dunn (Avengers: Endgame, GLOW)
Release Date - 2019
Genre - Horror/Sci-Fi
Tagline - "He's not here to save the world"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     I'm a huge fan of James Gunn.  I became familiar with this talented director, writer, and producer when I became a fan of Troma.  His work with Lloyd Kaufman is what made me a fan and his work sense is what is keeping me a fan.  Slither was my go-to horror film in high school.  I watched it more times than I care to admit.  PG Porn and Super were great as well but Gunn truly made a name for himself when he directed Guardians of the Galaxy.  Since releasing the first two Guardians films he has became a hot commodity and produced a few films when not directing.  Over the last few years Gunn has produced the films The Belko Experiment and Brightburn.  I absolutely loved The Beklo Experiment.  I know it wasn't for everyone but I fucking loved it.  When I first saw the trailer for Brightburn I knew it was going to be another hit but I couldn't make it to theaters to check it out.  As soon as I received the press release for the physical release of the film I had to reach out and get a review copy.  

     The film follows married couple Tori (Banks) and Kyle (Denman) Breyer who struggle with having children when one night their prayers were answered.  Something from another world has crash landed near their farm and in it is a baby boy.  They raise him like their own but things take an unexpected turn on his 12th birthday and he starts hearing voices while he sleeps that drives him to the capsule he was found in that his parents has hidden in the barn.  He has a hard time understanding what the voices are saying at first but soon he realizes that they want him to take over the world.  This sends him on a violent path killing his family and the townsfolk before his parents.  With his parents gone he can now focus on the rest of the world where he becomes a symbol of death. 

     When I saw that Gunn was producing a horror origin story for Superman I knew it was going to be good.  The movie was a fun watch but I can't help but feel like there was so much more it could have been.  I can recommend this film to people with sincere confidence but deep down I know this film could have been an unstoppable horror film that towered over all before it.  Instead, we are given a predictable horror twist on a story that everyone knows.  The acting in this is fantastic.  Elizabeth Banks is a major crush of mine and she absolutely nails her performance.  Sure, I may be biased but she is an amazing actress and Gunn knows how to use her.  She is great in her role and she carries the film in several of the predictable and lackluster scenes.  We also get a strong performance from David Denman.  Denman is an actor that I either like or dislike. His performance in The Office is one I just don't care for.  He just doesn't feel committed to his role with the series but his role in Big Fish is one that really stands out to me.  He kills it in Brightburn.  He does a fantastic job with his role and absolutely owns it.  With that being said, the star of the film is Jackson Dunn.  He does a phenomenal job in several scenes but his blank stare and emotionless face in scenes where he is acting distraught or confused did make me laugh.  His inexperience does show but aside from those few scenes he still does a fantastic job.  The story for this one is where I had the most fun and had my biggest complaints.  I loved the horror twist of on an iconic comic but it's this well known story that is the film's downfall.  Everyone knows the story of Superman which means that you know what is coming next.  Even the horror twists doesn't change some aspects which is painfully predictable in Brightburn.  Knowing what was coming really took the air out of the sales with the momentum of the film which cause a lot of the scenes to lose their impact.  Finally, the film has unforgettable effects.  The visual effects are stunning and fluid.  There was several scenes that I did not realize was visual effects until it was too late.  This one stands out when compared to films with double the budget.  The practical effects are fucking insane.  The kills get are fucking bloody and gory in some ways with top notch practical effects that you will be thinking about for days to come.  Overall, Brightburn is a fun horror twist on a classic comic legend with some genuine horror moments.  Sadly, the story is so well known that the film becomes predictable which does ruin some of the film's gags.  It still deserves a watch so check it out.  

 



Bloodlust

 



Director - Marijan Vajda (Jugo, Neva)
Starring - Werner Pochath (A Man Called Rage, Laser Mission), Ellen Umlauf (Dolphins, Silence Like Glass), and Birgit Zamulo (Spleen, All Around Service)
Release Date - 1977
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "...will haunt the darkest corners of your mind!"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

     I'm working my way through the films that Mondo Macabro has sent me to review and I'm thoroughly enjoying myself.  I started this with the Lucio Fulci murder mystery Perversion Story.  I followed that up with the Spanish horror film Who Can Kill A Child? before moving on to the remarkable The Inheritors.  All these films were fantastic and a must have for horror and cult collectors.  Next on the list was the one I was the most excited to see which is 1977's Bloodlust.  The artwork for this release made my mind wonder and my imagination take hold.  Thank you Mondo Macabro for sending me this Swiss horror film to review!

     The film follows a deaf and mute accountant who suffers from an abusive childhood.  He collects dolls in his spare time but at night he ventures into the local cemetery where he uncovers recently deceased females where he removes their heads and eyes.  There is a young redhead that lives near him that he has grown attracted to but her abusive father drives her to suicide.  He witnesses her death and this drives him over the edge.  Instead of mutilating corpses he moves on to the living.

     I went into Bloodlust very eager to check out a fun horror flick but was greeted with a slow moving dark drama that could not hold my attention.  The movie has phenomenal cinematography but the movie itself was boring as much as I hate to say that.  The acting was decent but nothing memorable.  The characters are not that lively or entertaining. Even the films main protagonist is a bland and boring characters.  The cast does not try to bring the characters to life.  Instead, they allow them to be 2D renditions of themselves while just spitting out the dialogue.  The story for this one is very slow with no real action.  We follow a lonely man who mutilates corpses at night before working his way up to his first murder.  Many will see comparison to Ed Gein but the film is not as interesting.  Several of the scenes, including the ones with the gruesome mutilations, are sleep inducing.  The lack of dialogue and atmosphere makes the film difficult to finish.  The lack of action on adds to the slow pace making this a film that I struggled to finish in one sitting.  Finally, as slow and boring as the film is to watch we do get some awesome practical effects.  The bright red blood does take away from the gag but the practical effects were solid.  I was actually impressed with the mutilation scenes.  Overall, Bloodlust is not the film I was expecting.  The movie moves painfully slow and the characters are not entertaining but the viewer will be treated to some great practical effects.  

 



The Inheritors

 



Director - Walter Bannert (Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears, Eurocops)
Starring - Nikolas Vogel (Requiem for Dominic, Eurocops), Roger Shauer (Das Nest), and Wolfgang Gasser (Erased, Parapsycho)
Release Date - 1983
Genre - Drama
Tagline - "Thomas is young, strong, and misunderstood.  He will soon become a pawn in a dangerous new order spawned in the hatred and terror of a past generation"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     My original intent when I started writing reviews was to review older movies that rarely get the attention they deserve.  I wanted the bad, the odd, the weird, and the unusual.  You can go to google and search horror review and get thousands upon thousands of review sites, blogs, and YouTubers that review mainstream horror but you rarely get reviews of off beat movies from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.  When I was in high school I had an English teacher that was from out of state.  We would often discuss movies and I learned that he was an extra in a few movies in the early 90s.  While discussing his short acting stent he told me about a movie called The Inheritors.  He said he had saw the movie sometime ago.  I listened to him talk about the film and it honestly didn't sound that entertaining to me.  Fast forward to now and Mondo Macabro has released the film on blu.  I shared the press release and a few weeks later I got the movie in for review.  I'll be completely honest and admit that I had no interest in checking this one out but I'm sure glad I did.  I absolutely loved the film.  Thank you Mondo for sending it my way.

     The film follows Thomas (Vogel) who comes from a wealthy family and attends a private school.  His mother is extremely hard on him and his brother which forces Thomas to seek acceptance elsewhere.  He befriends a nationalist who invites him to join the youth group for the new Nazi party that dismisses the thought that Hitler killed the Jews and that the white race should not breed with other ethnicities.  Things then take a violent turn when members in the youth group start acting out and turning to violence to prove their point which causes a shift in the group.  They turn into a group of radical right winged survivalist who begin arming themselves for a war that they believe is coming.  This only makes Thomas angrier and trigger happy which results in him killing someone without thinking of the consequences.  

     I get a lot of movies in to review that surpass my expectations but very few movies leave a lasting impact.  The Inheritors is one of those movies that you watch and immediately compare it to your life or things happening on the news even though this film was released 35 years ago.  It is brilliant and scary especially once you consider that history repeats itself.  The acting in this one is solid but there is high and low marks. Nikolas Vogel was great as Thomas.  The character goes through great changes and he does a phenomenal job.  His character is written with great detail and the development is spot on.  Vogel was fantastic and his performance makes the impact of the story even more important.  With that being said, The supporting cast was not the same quality as Vogel.  The characters did not have the same detail and in some cases they were very clichéd or flat.  Generic characters filled the backdrop of this piece.  The story for this one is predictable but just as relevant today was it was in 1983 when it was filmed.   The movie has a rather slow and smooth pacing that still holds the viewer's attention while still telling the story that some would consider offensive.  Race and Racism is a hot topic in the U.S. today with mass shootings and riots centered around them.  Focus is being pushed from these radical organizations to the president but the fact remains the same.  Racism often leads to murder and The Inheritors perfectly takes the viewer down that path.  When you start to hate something and that hatred consumes your life you will soon focus on removing the thing you hate from your life.  Hatred of a certain race eventually leads to wanting to remove that race from the world that you share with them.  History has shown us this time after time.  The Inheritors takes an uncomfortable subject that most want to ignore and thrusts it right in your face.  Finally, if you are looking for blood and gore you wont find it here.  We do get a death or two but they are done off camera.  The film is a character piece centered around an ideology filled with hate.  Overall, The Inheritors is an important piece of cinema that any movie fan needs to see regardless of the genre they love.  Check it out on blu from Mondo Macabro. 





Project Ithaca



Director - Nicholas Humphries (ABC's of Death 2.5, Crypt Fables)

Starring - James Gallanders (Bride of Chucky, Saw II), Deragh Campbell (Never Eat Alone, Mobile Homes), and Daniel Fathers (The Void, Orphan Black)

Release Date - 2019

Genre - Sci-Fi/Horror

Tagline - "They were always here"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

 

Rating (out of 5):

      Science fiction and horror often come together to create something rather unique.  Anytime you cross genres you are often a film that breaks expectation and gives the view something that will stick with them.  That can't be said for every genre mash up but there has been countless horror/sci-fi spawns that have been fan favorites for decades with no signs of slowing down.  A few weeks back I was sent the press release for the new sci-fi/horror flick Project Ithaca.  The synopsis looked interesting so I agreed to check it out.  Thanks for sending this one my way!

     The film follows a group of adults who awaken in a dark room.  They are strapped to a chair by black tentacle like things that grip tighter and tighter the more you struggle.  They try to figure out why they are there and discover they are all from different decades and one of them has a special ability that has ties to an alien race that crashed in the 60s.  The aliens are now trying to find their way home and are using the human's fear as fuel.  They abducted thousands and placed them in their ship but the one little girl with a special ability is their only saving grace.
     I wanted to like Project Ithaca.  The artwork and synopsis made me thing that I was about to watch a bold and ambitious horror/sci-fi crossover but that was not the case.  Instead, I was greeted with a predictable and painfully slow sci-fi melodrama that I could not finish in one sitting.  The acting in this one is extremely forced and awkward most of the time.  The characters are extremely clichéd and the cast does very little to make them their own.  The over the top performances and dramatic dialogue puts the viewer in mind of a Sy-Fy creature feature or a day time television drama.  The story for this one has potential but fails to use it.  The people being abducted as a fuel source is nothing new but has the potential to be something greater is there with that story arc.  Sadly, the film focuses more on the dilemma of the characters in the room over the bigger picture which makes the story feel very small.  If the focus was on a world level it would have been a film with a bigger scope but having people in a tiny room bickering and fighting almost ruins it.  The pacing is extremely slow and predictable.  Finally, The film has a stellar looking set.  I loved the look of the spaceship and the room the characters is in.  I was also very impressed with the visual effects.  The acting may be Sy-Fy quality but the visual effects are not.  We do get a few on screen kills but only one is worth mentioning and it has phenomenal practical effects.  This scene honestly caught me off guard.  Overall, Project Ithaca has a solid idea but fails to deliver an entertaining film.  The effects are fantastic but nothing else stands out. 
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Who Can Kill a Child?

Director - Narciso Ibanez Serrador (The House That Screamed, Blame)
Starring - Lewis Fiander (Doctor Who, The Agatha Christie Hour), Prunella Ransome (Warship, London's Burning), and Antonio Iranzo (Gentleman Killer, Original)
Release Date - 1976
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "Suddenly...they were the only adults left alive on the island"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

    I get a lot of movies in to review that I have never heard of before.  Before I joined Horror Society I thought I was well versed in the world of horror but I was very wrong.  Looking back I can see that I was a fucking idiot that did not know a damn thing about the genre.  Sometime ago I was sent the Spanish horror film Who Can Kill a Child? on blu from Mondo Macabro that was originally released in 1976.  This looked like an interesting film but I had no idea that I would love it as much as I did.  Thank you Mondo and CAV for sending this one my way!

     The film follows a young married couple expecting their first child.  They travel to a small Mediterranean town to photograph the scenery with plans of visiting a small secluded island nearby.  When they arrive on the island they are greeted by a group of children and after doing some exploring they are in dismay when they are unable to find other adults.  However, they finally find an older gentleman walking down an alleyway but is soon attacked and killed by a little girl with a cane.  Things quickly spiral out of control when they realize that all the adults on the island have been murdered by the youth and now they must fight them or flee.

     I went into this one with a bit of curiosity and walked away feeling panicked and anxious.  I had no idea what this film had in store for me and I can honestly say that I was not expecting it to go the way that it did.  I did not want this one to end.  The acting in this one is solid.  Stars Lewis Fiander and Prunella Ransome work very well together and their characters make the film as enjoyable as it is.  The story just molds around them and their wellbeing becomes the viewer's concern.  I've seen so many movies recently where you want the protagonist to die.  They were horribly written or the viewer has a difficult time liking them.    This is not the case.  You want to see them survive.  The supporting cast is not on the same level.  Most of the remainder of the cast struggles to find their footing.  Their dialogue is forced and their characters are almost painful to watch.  The story for this one will draw many to compare it to King's classic short Children of the Corn which was published in Penthouse of 1977.  One year after Who Can Kill a Child? was released.  Both films follow a young couple who travel through a small town that has witnessed the death of all the adults at the hands of children.  With that being said, I personally enjoyed Who Can Kill a Child? more.  The story feels more bleak and the potential of the children taking over the whole world is more frightening when compared to a religious cult operating in silence.  The pacing works and the tension builds perfectly.  Finally, the film has a few deaths.  The practical effects are solid but the use of the bright red blood does take away from the overall effect.  I know they didn't want to make it extremely gruesome due to the children but the bright red blood does take away from the gag.  Overall, Who Can Kill a Child? was not the movie I was expecting and I loved it.  The evil children and the carnage they leave in their wake was brilliant and chilling.  This is a film I will be revisiting several times over.  Check it out now on blu from Mondo Macabro.