A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.
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Title: The Hills Run Red (Video 2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sophie Monk | ... | Alexa | |
| Tad Hilgenbrink | ... | Tyler (as Tad Hilgenbrinck) | |
| William Sadler | ... | Concannon | |
| Janet Montgomery | ... | Serina | |
| Alex Wyndham | ... | Lalo | |
| Ewan Bailey | ... | Sonny | |
| Danko Jordanov | ... | Babyface (as Danko Iordanov) | |
| Mike Straub | ... | Gabe | |
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Hristo Mitzkov | ... | Jimbo |
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Georgi Dimitrov | ... | Lance (as Georgi Dimitrov-Bomba) |
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Ekaterina Temelkova | ... | Sherri |
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Raicho Vasilev | ... | Babyface actor |
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Itai Diakov | ... | Teen Babyface (as Ithai Dyakov) |
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Petya Ivanova | ... | Alexa, age 5 |
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Elene Mshvidobadze | ... | Alexa, age 10 |
Tyler is obsessed by the horror movie "The Hills Run Red", considered by those that had seen it the scariest movie ever made, with the deranged serial-killer Babyface in the lead role. However, the director Wilson Wyler Concannon and the movie vanished many years ago and there is no available print. His research is affecting his relationship with his girlfriend Serina that is needy and feels neglected. When Tyler discovers that Concannon's daughter Alexa works in a night-club, he decides to meet her and asks about the missing movie. The woman tells that the movie might be in her father's house in the middle of the woods, and Tyler decides to travel to the spot with Alexa, Serina and their friend Lalo. Along their journey, Tyler films and interviews some locals. During the night, they are attacked by the rednecks, but they are saved by Babyface that kills the assaulters and is controlled by Alexa that runs away from him. Tyler, Serina and Lalo get rid off the ropes, but Tyler decides ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In an age where most horror films are either sequels or remakes; one should rejoice when original slashers worth a damn pop up.
"The Hills Run Red" has a knockout hook that sets up quite a decent story. A mysterious "lost" slasher film, called "The Hills Run Red", has many horror fans obsessed with finding it. Such is the case with Tyler, a horror buff, who sets out with his friend and girlfriend to visit the film's locations in order to make a documentary. Along for the ride is the film's notorious director's daughter, Alexa, and once on location the group gets to enliven some true horror.
Good story, solid acting and some decent grue ensure "The Hills Run Red" has some definite highlights and the first half works very well. Present are the irritating "fast-cuts" that have invaded all horror films, it seems, but a decent atmosphere is built and the old "woods-scenario" in slashers never fails when well executed.
A fair amount of jokes and "rulebreakers" enter the film and work surprisingly well (the cell phone bit and the gun (guns are never present in slasher films)) and avoid going over the top. But despite the short running time the film loses steam and goes for one ending too many; both of which aren't too good (don't turn off after the first end credits appear).
"The Hills Run Red" is a solid slasher film for fans of the genre. Most can appreciate the fact that many things are well done here, the film remains faithful to the genre while poking fun at some obvious faults inherent with it and it's quite the gory feast as well. The only ones yawning are not slasher fans to begin with, I think.