In 2012,Scott Schirmerwas hailed as a true indie darling for hisadaptation ofTodd Rigneys novelinto the movieFound.
The gore is restrained,allowing the moments of body horrorto really land when they do come.
ThroughoutFound,some of the bloodiest scenesare actually footage fromHeadless, watched by the characters.
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Aren’t you glad this isn’t your family?
Headlessis a love letter toslasher films of the ’70s.
A young boy has a skull for a face, but no one else can see it.
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A waitress with a loser boyfriend is stalked by The Killer.
Pepperedthroughout the spree-killingare brief scenes of backstory, attempting to explain how The Killer became such a deranged adult.
The plot is thin and ultimately exists to allow extra blood and guts.
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Theres murder, of course, but also decapitations,cannibalism, and necrophilia.
With how bold the plot ofHeadlessis, it almost feels like Cullipher isdaring audiences to agreewithFounds sentiment.
The most transgressive of topics are shown inHeadless,setting off every trigger warning one can imagine.
Despite this, Headlessis a pointed statement against the influx of morality politics afflicting all fictional formats.
In horror specifically, there has long been a prevailing sentiment thatlurid scenes are unnecessary.
Lately, as opinions trend more conservative across all generations, any expressive horror has seen significant scrutiny.
Yes,Headlessseems to have a sadistic pleasure in being so audacious.
Films within films are a neat little wink to the audience from the screenwriter and director.
When the audience happens to be a director, sometimes those films within films become movies of their own.
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