College student Alex (Nicholas Celozzi) kicks off this supernatural horror by having one of those dreams within a dream (An American Werewolf in London perhaps being the best cinematic example). And a very gory dream is is too, so far so good. Unfortunately that promise doesn't last very long. It's all a bit messy but the plot sees him and his friends take a night time trip to the infamous island prison of Alcatraz, which is where some demonic being is causing him to have these horrific nightmares. I kind of gave up trying to follow it word for word, I found is confusing and silly, but needless to say there is some Elm Street influence going on here. I originally saw this on the heavily cut British VHS release titled "Hell Island" but thankfully the UK DVD appears to be uncut. The best thing going for this movie I would say is the demonic make-up and gore, of which there is plenty. In fact it reminded me of Italian horror movies such as "The Beyond" and "Demons". There is also some sex and topless female nudity in the shape of Playmate Hope Marie Carlton. On an interesting note 80's pop star Toni Basil plays a rock chick ghost and cult band Devo provided the soundtrack, though it doesn't really rock. Unfortunately the acting on the whole isn't very good and this isn't helped by an often muffled sound. The picture quality isn't very good either, too dark in places. Gore fans will get their monies worth but otherwise I found it disappointing.
Review of Slaughterhouse Rock
