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Hey everyone- I have been going through all my old vhs tapes from my old tape-trading days in the 80's-90's and found Nightmare (a.k.a. Nightmares in a Damaged Brain)---has anyone out there heard of or seen this sick fucker? I THINK this was done 'round '80 or maybe as late as '82, it's directed by Romano Scavolini (the only film I've heard of by him) and when released, it was in one of those big-ass oversized vhs boxes y'know?
Anyways, if you are into underground horror or just plain sick-ass gore, you HAVE to get ahold of this one. I have to admit, between the killings is a LOT of bad acting/dialogue, esp. between these two police detectives who are on the killers tail- but when the killings are on- holy SHIT, dudes!! I can't believe the fucking GORE! The gore is ever bit as close up and well-done as anything by Fulci, and the sound effects/editing are unnerving as hell. There is 2 standout scenes:
1. A mini-pickaxe attack on a woman that is just brutal- at least 30 screen seconds of close-up maiming- incredible effects as the killer repeatedly hacks holes in her bare back with blood just gurgling out the holes in slo-mo--Oh Yeah! I'm gettin an erection!
2. The end scene (don't worry, this is not the type of movie you can spoil!) where the killer is shown as a child and what caused him to become a killer- a fucking outrageous scene that is at least 3 minutes long- the kid comes in, sees dear Mom and Dad indulging in some fuckin' S & M- gets shocked, goes out to the woodpile, gets an axe, comes back, and just fuckin massacres 'em, on screen. I've never seen a movie where a KID actor fuckin axes his parents apart in graphic detail- and graphic it is bros.
See it if you haven't y'all, I promise you'll be talkin' about it once you do.
Again, long-ass post...I'm a busy plumber and end up having about 1-2 hrs a week on my cpu. And as usual, I have before posting.
Oh- Tom Savini is credited in the opening credits as make-up fx dude on the above-mentioned film- but you won't find it listed on his filmography.