The title leads you to expect The Asylums version of The Hills Have Eyes, but Dave Parkers movie is more like a synthesis of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Cigarette Burns, John Carpenters first Masters Of Horror episode. To the gratitude of trash aficionados everywhere, its heavier on the blood and nudity than either. Back in the 80s, The Hills Run Red, a horror movie by one Wilson Wyler Concannon, was pulled from cinemas when audiences thought its extreme violence looked a little too real. Years later, Concannons daughter Alexa (Sophie Monk) resurfaces and a documentary crew whose leader is obsessed with the film attempts to track her down, little realizing that shes not what she appears to be. Naturally enough, the crew finds her working in a titty bar, which sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Theres incest, torture, death by flying axe and a scene where a young fella cuts off his face with scissors, so if thats your cup of tea, tune in.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
