This is the third and latest volume from Vinegar Syndrome's collection Home Grown Horrors, and it brings some recovered treasures, such as Hauntedween,Deadly Love, and Revenge.
Hauntedween was shot in 1989 but was only released in 1991, basically taking 23 days to shoot and two years for the official release.Directed by Doug Robertson with a very low-budget that did not stop the movie from being throughly entertaining and tantalizing. This movie according to the extras in the bluray was a work of deep commitment, integrity and hard work from all those involved as it was Doug Robertson's passion project.
It all started one Halloween night when a little girl visiting the Burber family's House of Horrors is killed by the little boy of the family, Eddie. After the crime, Eddie's mother takes him away to live in a secluded cabin. Twenty years later, a fraternity is in need of some money and decides to hold a fundraiser in the Burber's house, unaware that Eddie may have other plans. That is basically the gist of the plot, however the movie is filled with creative and unexpected turns that makes this slasher stand out from the more formulaic ones.
Deadly love is the debut feature film by Michael O'Rourke and quite surprisingly my favourite of the box set. It was another example of persistence and resilience, as is common in low-budget filmmaking and the results are surprising.
It is a slasher with some 70's mood and ambiance and a plot that centers around a doomed love story. The movie is very strong in its dreamy atmosphere which certainly makes it unique.
Revenge is the third and final film by the duo husband/wife Christopher and Linda Lewis and is said to be the first film made specifically for the home video market.
A small college town is ravaged by a series of murder/suicides that give rise to a number of rumours, namely that there is a "blood cult" in action.
This movie is actually a sequel to Blood Cult (1985) and it follows the same flow of a slasher with supernatural elements.
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