Backyard slasher from Iowa runs under twenty minutes and was probably brought to life as a bit of a test run. There’s no dialogue, so it adds more to the vibe that you’re watching some family home movies you were never meant to see. A group of young people do things and title cards let us know who we’re looking at and where they are. Repetitive rock music, the Phantasm score and the essential Halloween theme play out over the scenes where audio was lucky enough to make it in. Film degradation and an empty production budget either bleach the scenes bathed in light or drown everything in shadows… mostly presenting both of those visual issues at the same time. After some smooching and talking, a killer in a tinfoil mask definitely inspired by Quiet Riot begins murdering the cast and crossing out their faces with red marker on various photographs. There’s a decapitation brought to life by damaging the film itself and it’s pretty lovely… at least for something that’s more than a bit indecipherable and done for less than a value meal at Taco Bell. It’s a curiosity piece for sure but nothing you should lose sleep over never seeing.
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