Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!

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.

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.

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

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!

Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! (2006)

*** (out of 4)

Mentally challenged Nicholas (Ricardo Gray) loves the easter bunny but his poor mom (Charlotte Marie) keeps bringing home jerks. The latest one (Timothy Muskatell) is one of the worst and when mommy goes to work he starts to abuse the young boy but have no fear because a psycho with a bunny mask shows up. EASTER BUNNY, KILL! KILL! is 100% of a trashy "B" movie but it's a fun one that manages to be rude, crude and best of all entertaining. Now, just because I gave this three stars doesn't mean that everyone and their grandmother should run out and see it. The appeal of this film is going to be extremely limited so unless you're a fan of gory, dirty and rather obscene movies then it's best to stay away from this thing. I mean, after all there's a scene where the jerk boyfriend sells the retarded kid to a child molester in exchange for some cocaine! As you can see, the humor in this thing is extremely dark and the first fifty-minutes or so mainly focus on the dirty jokes. Director-writer Chad Ferrin spent some of his early career at Troma and it's easy to see their stamp all over this film. The jokes are all rather tasteless and especially the various scenes where the teenage boy is being abused. The gory/horror elements happen after most of the comedy and these scenes deliver as well. We're not talking the work of Tom Savini here but I thought the gore effects were good considering the budget and at least there was plenty of the red stuff to go around. For such a low-budget "B" movie I was really shocked to see how much of the stuff here was above average. This included the performances, the special effects and even the look of the film was quite professional. Best of all are a couple twists that happen in the last ten minutes, which I certainly won't ruin but I thought both of them worked extremely well. Again, EASTER BUNNY, KILL! KILL! isn't a film for sensitive viewers but those who like things dark should get a kick out of it.