Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thursday!


70's Slasher Films Triple Feature!

Scream Bloody Murder (1973) : Matthew, a deranged young man, mangles his father with a tractor. During his fun, he loses his own hand. Afterward, he is placed in a hospital for the criminally insane. During his time there, he learns from a letter that his mother has found a new husband, which angers Matthew. He also gets his hand replaced with a hook, while in the hospital. Time passes, and he is eventually released. Unfortunately, he is far from being cured and goes on an unparalleled killing spree.

Drive-In Massacre (1976) : The plot begins on August 10 in a California drive-in theatre, and concerns a killer on the loose, with the victims beheaded with a large sword. Two policemen are sent to investigate the killings, and question the owner of the drive-in, his assistant and a local peeping Tom, before going undercover to catch the killer themselves.

The Driller Killer (1979) : An artist slowly loses his mind as he and his two female friends scrape to pay the bills. The punk band downstairs increasingly agitates him, his art dealer is demanding that he complete his big canvas painting as promised, and he gets into fights with his girlfriends. When the dealer laughs at his canvas he snaps, and begins taking it out on the people responsible for his pain and random transients in the manner suggested by the title.

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