Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!

After watching Chad Ferrin's Unspeakable, I had mixed feelings. On one hand, it's disturbing and gory. On the other hand, it's not really a good movie, at all. It gets kinda dull, at times. Then again, it was disturbing and gory. Ultimately, I was left feeling like Chad Ferrin's debut was missing something. It wasn't until just recently, that I discovered what that something may have been. A cute little bunny wabbit!!

Easter Bunny Kill! Kill!, being only the second Chad Ferrin Film I've seen, really caught me off guard. While remaining disturbing and gory. this one offers a little something called comic-relief, and that's Troma-esque comic-relief, for the record. And this means the good 'ol sleaziness is turned way up. Easter Bunny kill! Kill! is about a mentally-handicapped teenager named Nicholas, who absolutely adores Easter. Nicholas also loves his mother very much. But recently, the long-time single mom has been dating a vicious ex-con named Remington. That's right. Remington! This guy is bad news. And he has very little patience for Nicholas. While putting on a happy face when mom is around, the abusive Remington is plotting to "rent out" Nicholas to his pal, the pedophile, so that he can afford hookers and cocaine. Nicholas seems to think his beloved pet bunny rabbit is gonna save the day. Poor kid. Oh yeah! I almost forgot. There's a killer in a rabbit mask about, You see, Easter is coming up, and well, this is a holiday-themed Horror film in case you didn't know.

I'm thinking this Chad Ferrin guy is really on to something. There's only a handful of people out there truly capable of making new school Exploitation the right way. The old school way. An extremely grimy, filthy, unapologetic vibe with this one. Nicholas is not portrayed in the usual kind fashion we see in the more PC mainstream flicks like The Ringer. And don't even get me started on Remington's pal, the pedophile. That guy is all kinds of disturbing. Need any more reasons to give this movie a chance? Well, Nicholas's mom is really hot. And let's not forget about the legendary Trent Haaga. No, can't forget that. Anyone looking for a good double feature, I'd suspect Easter Bunny Kill! Kill! would go well with a Zombie flick called Special Dead. So, for all you veteran lovers of underground Horror, who's starting to think there's no more old school stuff to unearth, give this modern trash a chance. You just might love it. And for the record, I'm sure there's still plenty more old school stuff out there. Just keep looking. 8/10

Judging from its title alone, Easter Bunny, Kill!, Kill! would appear to be little more than a parody of seasonally themed slasher flicks. Miraculously, perhaps, Chad Ferrin's film is the rare gore-fest that can actually stand on its own merits as a prime cut of blood-drenched grind-house horror. Nicholas is a 16-year-old boy with the mental capacity of a 6-year-old. More than anything else, he believes that the Easter Bunny not only is real, but someday will rescue him from a life of poverty and abuse by the men in his mother's life.

Her latest boyfriend is a sadistic grease ball, who, when mom's back is turned, torments the harmless child. If that weren't enough, in return for cocaine he'll use to lure hookers to his home, the jerk allows a truly perverted friend to "party" with the boy. Just describing that scenario makes my skin crawl. Never fear, though. Before the creep can get his grimy hands on Nicholas, the boy's Guardian Bunny arrives to save him from harm. That much could have been expected, I think. What follows is less predictable than one might expect.

Although most people wouldn't be able to get past the title credits, fans of the genre should find something besides the gory killings to admire. We're not talking Psycho or The Shining here, though. Easter Bunny was made on a budget estimated to be in the neighborhood of $95,000 and it looks it. As for the marketing budget, I'm pretty sure the title on the DVD cover will sell itself. – Gary Dretzka

I saw Easter Bunny Kill Kill the way it was meant to be viewed, a bunch of mates, beers and popcorn. This film is not a physclocial thriller, with well-involved plot lines and dramatic interludes, this film is Horror movie fun, the way it's meant to be!!! The film has all the elements that will make this be a highly talked about B-Movie. The Story is quite different than the usual slasher flick; instead of helpless D-Cupped teenagers being stalked, we have hardened crims and lowlifes, so you feel OK for cheering for the Easter Bunny killer. The main role of Nicholas (Ricardo Gray) as a young teenager with mental problem can be off putting at the start think that he is just an actor, but after the first few minutes you get really sucked into his story and you feel for the poor boy as he is tormented by the villains. The visual effect of Easter Bunny Kill Kill is by far the best I have seen in any other of Chad Ferrins films, and makes the fun of gore, just that little bit more fun. All in all, EBKK is the film that you must get all your horror movie buddy's to come around, crack open a brew and laugh, scream and cheer your way into this great film!

Always looking out for independents I came across this flick at a horror convention. Already heard that it wasn't your average horror I tried it out. I didn't regret it but I can understand that some will tear it down. It is really a slow starter, before things really go wrong it takes 45 minutes into the film. The first 45 minutes it's all about getting to know the new formed family and the wrong things about the stepfather. But luckily there are some misleads in the plot. Just when you think that the stepfather is the bad guy, with naked chicks and licking drugs from their titties, yes there's nudity, you will see something different happening and from that point on, it's gore galore. Of course, it's a low budget so they had to hide that with the effects used, so they chose to put the electricity down in the house and let the victims use flashlights. By doing that, the effects really look gory. The blood flows frequently. All actors are believable but I can understand that the retarded one is for some hard to swallow. I'm used to see old exploitations but here it was a bit waiting before the action starts but the use of some shots from the eye point of the mask really worked (remember Halloween). Glad that I have seen the unrated version, guess it was the first Easter flick I watched.

Chad Ferrin shocked me with Unspeakable, blew me away with The Ghouls, and rocks the house with Easter Bunny Kill Kill. Muskatell impresses yet again, this time playing one twisted puppy named Remington, a criminal lowlife who sweet talks his way into the home of Mindy, a nurse with a special needs son. After a shocking opening and initial introduction of the main characters it doesn't take long for the fun stuff (the murders) to begin.

What is interesting to note about this picture is the disturbing performance by David Stamp as Ray, a pedophile who has a thing for special needs children. Creepy is the word that best describes his performance.

Ferrin continues to impress and I can't wait to see what he has for us in the future.