This low budget horror effort from Texas stars Matthew Carter as Jasper Hawkins, a rather disturbed individual who finds himself traveling on foot to Backroad, a small Texas community, while a memorial service for his recently deceased father is being held. Jasper has sex with a girl in a motel room and makes off with her money. While he at first appears as somebody being haunted by personal demons (including unpleasant memories of his father from childhood), soon real-life demons (in both the literal and figurative sense) come into play when Jasper is hitchhiking and picked up by a seemingly kind and accommodating salesman named Joseph Iblis (Greg Dean) in a black 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner. After pulling off the road when the salesman has some car trouble, Jasper kills him after he doesn’t laugh properly at a joke he tells him. Jasper then steals his car (after it’s been...
- 10/27/2010
- by Mario Dominick
- HorrorYearbook
Houston Horrorfest Bloodies Texas
Mayhem takes to the screen this October 13, 14, & 15 at the Alamo Draft House (Westoaks) with a collection of six horrific feature films made in Houston by local directors. “Slashers, smashers, zombies, maniac medieval knights and more! This festival has something for everyone,” says director Kerry Beyer.
Kicking off the festival will be shorts from the SplatterFest “Weekend of Mayhem” short film competition, in which contestants have one weekend to write, shoot, and edit a horror short. SplatterFest competition dates are September 24-26th.
The line up:
Sweatshop – Charlie (Ashley Kay) is hoping tonight's rave will be the biggest and baddest she's ever thrown, but after breaking into an abandoned factory that houses a bloodthirsty beast, she and her friends will be lucky to last until the party starts. Directed by Stacy Davidson.
Fleshkeeper - When their car unfortunately breaks down in the middle of a Texas road trip,...
Mayhem takes to the screen this October 13, 14, & 15 at the Alamo Draft House (Westoaks) with a collection of six horrific feature films made in Houston by local directors. “Slashers, smashers, zombies, maniac medieval knights and more! This festival has something for everyone,” says director Kerry Beyer.
Kicking off the festival will be shorts from the SplatterFest “Weekend of Mayhem” short film competition, in which contestants have one weekend to write, shoot, and edit a horror short. SplatterFest competition dates are September 24-26th.
The line up:
Sweatshop – Charlie (Ashley Kay) is hoping tonight's rave will be the biggest and baddest she's ever thrown, but after breaking into an abandoned factory that houses a bloodthirsty beast, she and her friends will be lucky to last until the party starts. Directed by Stacy Davidson.
Fleshkeeper - When their car unfortunately breaks down in the middle of a Texas road trip,...
- 9/14/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
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