Summer is over (apparently? Who knows anymore), but that doesn’t mean I stop watching films that celebrate the outdoors in all their majestic beauty. Of course, slaughter is essential, so today we’ll look at Edge of the Axe (1988), a very late entry in the slasher sweepstakes that sets itself apart by being an all Spanish filmed and made production, with an American cast. The results are as you’d expect – one part slasher, one part giallo, all parts joyful madness.
Released on its native soil in mid-September, with a video rollout worldwide the following year, Edge of the Axe did itself no favors with humdrum box art, a lackluster title and a waning market for masked mayhem makers. But the film is definitely a “don’t judge a book by its cover” piece, as there’s just enough weirdness to satisfy those looking to sharpen their blades.
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Released on its native soil in mid-September, with a video rollout worldwide the following year, Edge of the Axe did itself no favors with humdrum box art, a lackluster title and a waning market for masked mayhem makers. But the film is definitely a “don’t judge a book by its cover” piece, as there’s just enough weirdness to satisfy those looking to sharpen their blades.
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- 9/26/2020
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Review by Chris Wright, MoreHorror.com
Directed By: José Ramón Larraz
Written By: Pablo de Aldebarán
Starring: Barton Faolks (Gerard Martin), Christina Marie Lane (Lillian), Page Moseley (Richard), Fred Holliday (Frank McIntosh), Patty Shepard (Laura), Alicia Moro (Rita), Jack Taylor (Christopher), Joy Blackburn (Susan), May Heatherly (Anna), Conrado San Martin (Trevor), Elmer Modling (Brock)
I was thoroughly surprised that I liked this late 80s Slasher when I watched it. My initial reaction reading about this film is that it would be a Friday the 13th cheap knock off. It has a Jason-eque style killer but doesn’t go so far to mimic the popular flick. While not perfect, I think this slasher movie will impress most viewers.
The plot is a deranged serial killer in an expressionless white mask is going around stalking and killing people with an axe. A couple becomes mixed up in the killings and trying to figure out the motive.
Directed By: José Ramón Larraz
Written By: Pablo de Aldebarán
Starring: Barton Faolks (Gerard Martin), Christina Marie Lane (Lillian), Page Moseley (Richard), Fred Holliday (Frank McIntosh), Patty Shepard (Laura), Alicia Moro (Rita), Jack Taylor (Christopher), Joy Blackburn (Susan), May Heatherly (Anna), Conrado San Martin (Trevor), Elmer Modling (Brock)
I was thoroughly surprised that I liked this late 80s Slasher when I watched it. My initial reaction reading about this film is that it would be a Friday the 13th cheap knock off. It has a Jason-eque style killer but doesn’t go so far to mimic the popular flick. While not perfect, I think this slasher movie will impress most viewers.
The plot is a deranged serial killer in an expressionless white mask is going around stalking and killing people with an axe. A couple becomes mixed up in the killings and trying to figure out the motive.
- 3/24/2013
- by admin
- MoreHorror
With Morgan J. Freeman’s Homecoming hacking its way onto DVD today (courtesy of Paramount Pictures), we here at Dread Central thought it a perfect occasion to take a look back at our favorite on-screen axe murderers as a way of indoctrinating this new blood into the mix.
10. Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare) – Fargo (1996)
Grimsrud may not be an axe murderer per se, but you’ve got to respect the way in which this guy chooses to solve problems. After an irreparable altercation with his partner in crime, Grimsrud puts his conflict resolution skills to good use courtesy of a hatchet and a woodchipper.
9. Lisa (Leslie Lee) – Lisa, Lisa (1977)
Known to some as The California Axe Massacre, that title is a bit over-compensatory considering only one victim bites it via the edge of an axe. Leslie Lee makes for a superior on-screen psychopath in this demented little quickie from the drive-in era,...
10. Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare) – Fargo (1996)
Grimsrud may not be an axe murderer per se, but you’ve got to respect the way in which this guy chooses to solve problems. After an irreparable altercation with his partner in crime, Grimsrud puts his conflict resolution skills to good use courtesy of a hatchet and a woodchipper.
9. Lisa (Leslie Lee) – Lisa, Lisa (1977)
Known to some as The California Axe Massacre, that title is a bit over-compensatory considering only one victim bites it via the edge of an axe. Leslie Lee makes for a superior on-screen psychopath in this demented little quickie from the drive-in era,...
- 4/20/2010
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
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