Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Murderlust (1985)

Considering some of the true greats, such as "Maniac", "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" and "Angst", "Murderlust" doesn't quite stack up to the mean-spirited violence and gore those gems are rightfully hailed for, but I really didn't mind this relatively obscure serial killer flick. It's entertaining for what it is and tosses in a few decent moments.

A highly respected Sunday school teacher leads a secret life as a degenerate whore killer who dumps his strangled female victims out in the desert in a mass grave. He's also got some financial woes and is running the risk of losing his apartment since he can't seem to hold onto his side jobs and is faced with molestation accusations from a troublesome student and becomes romantically involved with a girl he decided not to kill...

The movie is low-budget as hell, but rolls along nicely and the lead actor does a decent enough job as sort of a Green River Killer type of mock-up. Again, very minimal with the gore and nudity, unfortunately, though it's still worth a look if you dig milder - though still effective - serial killer movies like, "Confessions of a Serial Killer" or "The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer".

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