Killer Killer is an Independent Horror Creation by Pat Higgins
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Killer Killer has a great story and great acting except…who knew that serial killers were so bitchy?
Written by BHM Editor Don Sumner
August 7, 2007
Release: August 7, 2007 (U.S.)
Written, Directed and Produced by: Pat Higgins
Starring:
Richard Collins as Perry
Scott Denyer as Samuel
Dutch Dore-Boize as Lawrence
Cy Henty as Rosebrook
Rami Hilmi as Wallis
Danny James as Victor
James Kavaz as Harris
Danielle Laws as Helle
The typical horror movie review on Best-Horror-Movies.com is preceded by a few of the significant characters and the actors that portray them. Killer Killer is a bit of an exception with eight acting credits because this is quite an ensemble piece.
Killer Killer begins with a stalking knife-wielding slasher entering the home of a lone blonde babysitter. All is well in the slasher world when the babysitter decides to take a shower and show her boobs (nice ones, too) and we see that the slasher is wearing a Jack Nicholson mask. What the Nicholson-esque slasher doesn’t bank on is that our demure blonde and nude babysitter brought big knives into the shower with her, and she’s not afraid to use them.
Next we meet the cast of characters through their police interview tapes. Each is a serial killer, and each is asked questions like “why did you do it?” and “do you feel remorse”. None of them have a convincing answer, and they are sent to a special prison for the criminally beyond hope.
One day the undesirables awake to find that their cell doors are open, the guards are gone
and there is a strange gray mist outside that obscures all views. The mist is deathly cold,
so none are free to leave the building. It is not safe inside, however, as they begin dying
one by one in grisly ways.
This Independent horror creation is an interesting story about how the past actions of the criminally heinous come back to haunt them…and kill them. The punishments for past crimes are administered, appropriately, by Helle (Danielle Laws) in imaginative and well conceived ways.
The thing that I found just a bit annoying about Killer Killer
was the interaction between the murderers while they were trapped inside the
unguarded prison awaiting their demise. At times the exchanges between
the characters were revealing tangents into their characters and their
psychotic motivations for becoming cold-blooded slashers. Unfortunately
these important moments of depth were intermingled with cry-baby
sessions reminiscent of verbal slap-fights. Who knew that serial
killers were so bitchy?
Overall this is a very good movie that makes incredible use of an obviously low budget. The actors are strong, the dialogue is excellent (when it doesn’t sound like teenagers fighting over a stolen boyfriend) and the gore fits just perfectly.
You may have read an earlier review of HellBride, also created by Pat Higgins. It is interesting to watch Higgins progress as a film maker, and considering what he can accomplish with a tiny budget I have no doubt that given a lump of cash he is capable of giving the world a lasting horror classic.
Watch Killer Killer and keep an eye out for Pat Higgins – he will be making an important mark on horror in years to come. If you have the inclination to watch (or invest in) independent horror, Higgins is a good bet. Questions or comments about Killer Killer? Contact us!
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