Directed by | |||
| Jerami Cruise | |||
| Killjoy | |||
| Michael Todd Schneider | |||
| Fred Vogel | |||
| Cristie Whiles | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jerami Cruise | ||
| Killjoy | ||
| Michael Todd Schneider | ||
| Fred Vogel | ||
| Cristie Whiles | ||
Produced by | |||
| Michael Todd Schneider | .... | producer | |
| Fred Vogel | .... | producer | |
Film Editing by | |||
| Jerami Cruise | |||
| Michael Todd Schneider | (as Maggot) | ||
| Fred Vogel | (as Fredenstein) | ||
| Cristie Whiles | (as Crusty) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Jerami Cruise | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cristie Whiles | (as Crusty) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jerami Cruise | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Ryan Nicholson | .... | special makeup effects crew | |
| Fred Vogel | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Jerami Cruise | .... | special effects | |
| Fred Vogel | .... | special effects | |
Music Department | |||
| Bippy | .... | music by | |
| Gorelord | .... | music by | |
| Impercept | .... | music by | |
| Porcelain Maggot | .... | music by | |
| Necrophagia | .... | music by | |
| Slave Pig | .... | music by | |
| Superkollider | .... | music by | |
| Wurdulak | .... | music by | |
Other crew | |||
| Dave Brown | .... | technical support | |
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Fred Vogel's original August Underground was a totally repulsive, yet very convincing piece of fake snuff that worked well due to the fine performances from the leads, the authentic camera-work, and the ultra-realistic gore.
For their follow up movie, August Underground's Mordum, ToeTag Pictures have increased the level of sickness, depravity and violence, but in doing so, have lessened its effectiveness as pseudo-snuff. What happens in Mordum is so OTT and grotesque, that it no longer seems real. Despite being a wall-to-wall catalogue of violence, the result is a pretty tedious film (there's just TOO MUCH screaming and swearing) which ultimately lacks the visceral impact and shock value of its predecessor.
Although not a great film, Mordum will nevertheless find an audience amongst gore-hounds and fans of extreme cinema thanks to some fine stomach-churning effects and a few very sick taboo-busting scenes: a man is forced to emasculate himself with a pair of scissors; a woman makes herself vomit over her two screaming victims (who not once put up any resistance); a man guts a woman, then drops his trousers and proceeds to 'bang away' at the dead woman's abdominal cavity; and then there's the notorious bath scene which takes sexual deviancy on film to a new (low) levelHell, I don't even want to describe what happens here!!
I'm going to be generous and award Mordum 4 out of 10 for its sheer audacity and willingness to go the extra mile to offend, but to be honest I found it quite tiresome; it really should've been so much better.