Thanks to 21st-century genre hits such as Saw, the Hills Have Eyes remake and Hostel, horror fans have witnessed a renaissance of “grindhouse” filmmaking, which invokes the brutality, sleaze and over-the-top camp that pervaded many ‘70s and early-’80s cult classics. But while these depictions of torture and despair have enthralled audiences and garnered big bucks at the box office, a low-budget affair like Header (out this week on DVD from Synapse Films) has not only managed to sneak under the industry radar with its gruesome plotline, but practically usurps the likes of Hostel in shock value.
The backwoods and its mysterious inhabitants always stir up a sense of dread in a horror film. But Header, a faithful rendition of the 1995 novella by extreme-fiction scribe Edward Lee, transforms the dense forestry into a twisted playground abounding with unholy familial bonds, archaic traditions and the unspeakable titular act, which serves as the film’s foundation.
The backwoods and its mysterious inhabitants always stir up a sense of dread in a horror film. But Header, a faithful rendition of the 1995 novella by extreme-fiction scribe Edward Lee, transforms the dense forestry into a twisted playground abounding with unholy familial bonds, archaic traditions and the unspeakable titular act, which serves as the film’s foundation.
- 6/29/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Kiran Aditham)
- Fangoria
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