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The Blind Dead
04-16-2007, 02:46 AM
“Based on the terrifying true events behind America’s scariest campfire tale.”

“Recalls the raw, savage horror of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Last House on the Left.”

“A modern 70’s Horror Classic”

“Campfire urban legend, Bloody Jack, comes to life in this brutal telling of the true story behind one of America’s most prolific serial killers.”

These are four of the ridiculous blurbs plastered to the outside of The Asylum’s latest “original” release, The Legend of Bloody Jack. Apparently this little snoozy doozy wasn’t actually an Asylum production but rather one of those random little indie films they occasionally pick up for distribution. You’d think I’d be happy watching an original film instead of their being subjected to their goofy mockbusters but you’d be wrong…dead wrong. Fact is I love their mockbusters!

For starters this film has absolutely nothing to do with any real life “prolific serial killers” nor, to my knowledge, is there any “Bloody Jack” campfire tales. This film doesn’t even come close to tapping even a seconds worth of the inventive savagery contained in TCM or Craven’s Last House nor would anybody in their right mind...[READ MORE HERE] (http://www.joehorror.com/0000760.html)