1972. Notorious serial killers John Wayne Gacy (robustly played with fiendish glee by Jeremy Woodworth) and Dean Corll (a fabulously off the chain insane performance by Edward X. Young) cross bloodthirsty paths in Chicago.
Director Pete Jacelone, who also co-wrote the sick script with Young, relates the enjoyably twisted story at a constant pace, maintains a harsh and hard-hitting take-no-prisoners tone throughout, and further spices things up with a wickedly funny sense of perverse dark humor. The inspired pairing of two infamous wackos and the mutual depravity that they share with each other ensures that the warped factor gets cranked up to 10 plus, with Young and Woodworth having a total field day with their despicable characters. Eric Fleising and Scott Leighton Hale lend excellent support as the two skeevy guys who procure victims for Corll while the ever-eccentric John Link contributes a lively cameo as Charles Manson. The moments of brutal violence pack a savage kick. A deliciously depraved treat.
Director Pete Jacelone, who also co-wrote the sick script with Young, relates the enjoyably twisted story at a constant pace, maintains a harsh and hard-hitting take-no-prisoners tone throughout, and further spices things up with a wickedly funny sense of perverse dark humor. The inspired pairing of two infamous wackos and the mutual depravity that they share with each other ensures that the warped factor gets cranked up to 10 plus, with Young and Woodworth having a total field day with their despicable characters. Eric Fleising and Scott Leighton Hale lend excellent support as the two skeevy guys who procure victims for Corll while the ever-eccentric John Link contributes a lively cameo as Charles Manson. The moments of brutal violence pack a savage kick. A deliciously depraved treat.
