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First and foremost: I feel they ought to make "Nightmare in a Damaged Brain" the official title of this movie. It has got such a cool ring to it, and simply calling it "Nightmare" is insignificant anyways! That said...on with the review! Scavolini's film actually is a decent film and not quite as disgusting as you might fear. It sort of follows into the footsteps of "Maniac" and mixes bloody massacres with a more deeper portrait of a deranged psycho. The intelligent plot-aspects regretfully are poorly elaborated and this causes a lack of tension, involvement and a slow rate. Too bad, because the genuinely creepy opening sequence increased my expectations. Baird Clifford (a completely unknown and unexperienced actor) plays a terrific lead, though! His diabolical charisma really fits his character well and - occasionally - you could even compare his portrayal with what Michael Rooker did for "Henry: Portrait of A serial Killer". A very strong advantage, but it just can't save the film from oblivion. Would I still recommend it? Yes, I do...even if it were only to see Tom Savini's great work in the make-up department. There's some sick violence featuring in this film that'll certainly appeal to gorehounds.
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