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[Review] Clown Slasher ‘Stitches’ Destined To Become A Cult Classic!!
Quietly hitting theaters in the UK is Conor McMahon’s soon-to-be cult classic Stitches, a clown slasher that features comedian Ross Noble as the title character. Completely under the radar, the slasher has the potential to be the next Hatchet, only with clowns.
Stitches is a micro-budget indie from Dark Sky Films that, while cheap, doesn’t pull any punches. It follows a clown who is accidentally murdered by a group of children. Years later, the kids all end up at the same high school party, which brings Stitches back from the grave for bloody revenge.
The pic is an old school slasher that really hones in on its ’80s roots. While a fun horror comedy, the film takes itself absolutely serious (like, let’s say, Fright Night). For example, the clown uses its nose to sniff people out, and at one point punches a kid with a Slinky-like arm, but it never apologizes for its silliness. The comedy itself isn’t slap sticky, nor is it laugh aloud funny, but it carries a “fun” tone that makes it an easy watch and a candidate for repeat viewings.
And while the filmmakers let the good times roll, when its time to get to business, they fucking deliver. Stitches is a relentless and brutal slasher that’s not only ultra violent, but also off-the-wall gory. But the icing in the ice cream cake is how original the death scenes are taking the genre to an entirely new level (think Killer Klownz weird).
Stitches is an incredibly low budget production – the film looks cheap, and the acting is suspect – but it delivers on so many other levels. Its biggest accomplishment is that it’s never boring, and carries heavy replay value. It’s a slasher that many of you guys will miss, but it could easily end up one of your favorite horror films in the past few years. If anything, you’ll learn to laugh with clowns and not at them.
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the offiical poster for the brand new movie has been unleashed tonight.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the film’s theatrical release is set for this August, with a panel set for San Diego Comic-Con this month featuring the world premiere of the trailer.
While you wait, check out the official poster down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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