Schramm’s Visceral Psychological Terror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6050fI_l-vk Schramm: Into the Mind of a Serial Killer. 1993. Directed by Jörg Buttgereit. Screenplay by Buttgereit & Franz Rodenkirchen. Starring Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Monika M., Micha Brendel, Carolina Harnisch, Xaver Schwarzenberger, Gerd Horvath, & Michael Brynntrup. Barrel Entertainment/Jelinski & Buttgereit. Not Rated. 65 minutes. Horror ★★★1/2  Really good or great serial killer films are …

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Killer Casanova Wants to Kiss the Girls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWe5PTNQ6ko Kiss the Girls. 1997. Directed by Gary Fleder. Screenplay by David Klass; based on the novel of the same name by James Patterson. Starring Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders, Bill Nunn, Brian Cox, Richard T. Jones, Roma Maffia, Jeremy Piven, Gina Ravera, William Converse-Roberts, Helen Martin, …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 6: “Wolf Creek”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 6: "Wolf Creek Directed by Greg McLean Written by Felicity Packard * For a review of Episode 5 "Rome", click here. Finally we've come to a fitting mini-series finale directed by the one and only Greg McLean! Very excited to see how Wolf Creek's 6-episode arc finishes, as Eve (Lucy Fry) …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 3: “Salt Lake”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 3: "Salt Lake" Directed by Tony Tilse Written by Peter Gawler * For a review of Episode 2 "Kutyukutyu", click here. * For a review of Episode 4 "Opalville", click here. After two episodes in this mini-series, I'm hooked. This episode begins in May 2009. Setting, the Outback. A couple …

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Wolf Creek – Episode 2: “Kutyukutyu”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devWwSCw12A Stan's Wolf Creek Episode 2: "Kutyukutyu" Directed by Tony Tilse Written by Felicity Packard * For a review of Episode 1 "Billabong", click here. * For a review of Episode 3 "Salt Lake", click here. Before diving into this episode, just need to draw attention to the wonderfully evocative opening credits to this series, …

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Wolf Creek 2: More Mick, More Savagery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjAdF0s2m6E Wolf Creek 2. 2014. Directed by Greg McLean. Screenplay by McLean & Aaron Sterns. Starring John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus, Shane Connor, & Ben Gerrard. Duo Art Productions/Emu Creek Pictures. Unrated. 106 minutes. Action/Horror/Thriller ★★★★  The first Wolf Creek came as a surprise to me being both fully fictional, as well as …

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Wolf Creek’s Roots and Serial Killer Aesthetic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvJNfwNicrU Wolf Creek 2005. Directed & Written by Greg McLean. Starring John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, Nathan Phillips, Gordon Poole, Guy O'Donnell, Phil Stevenson, Geoff Revell, Andy McPhee, Aaron Sterns, & Michael Moody. The Australian Film Finance Corporation & The South Australian Film Corporation/403 Productions. Rated R. 99 minutes. Horror ★★★★  This movie is …

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Snowtown: The Chilling Seduction of the Disadvantaged

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXgxhH01ea0 Snowtown. 2011. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Screenplay by Shaun Grant. Based on books by Debi Marshall & Andrew McGarry. Starring Lucas Pittaway, Bob Adriaens, Louise Harris, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard, Anthony Groves, Richard Green, Aaron Viergever, & Daniel Henshall. The South Australian Film Corporation/Carver Films/Screen Australia/Warp Films Australia. Rated R. 119 minutes. …

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