Fangoria Presents: Inhuman Resources

Fangoria Presents: Inhuman Resources

Starring Nicholas Hope, Kelly Paterniti, Sam Reid, Alan Dukes

Directed by Daniel Krige

Thomas Reddmann (Nicholas Hope) has been charged as the headhunter, a serial killer who chops the heads off executives.  Thought dead in a fire, no one really looked into it.  Months later, six people associated with incarcerating Reddmann are kidnapped and held captive in an office building where Reddmann, fully alive, is holding them captive, forcing them to find the "real" killer.  If they fail, they lose their heads.

Surprisingly, I thought this was a fairly decent movie.  The beginning was slow, and the captives, I feel, were completely inept.  Their captor forced them to type law, and they did it willingly, without any question or fight.  I guess that's the "safe" way of doing things, but it didn't endear any of them to be a hero.

Later on, however, they start fighting back, and surprisingly even realize that Reddmann might not in fact be the original headhunter.  It all accumulates to a surprisingly satisfactory ending that's a good twist to the film.  Plus the gore was completely and wonderfully over-the-top, thanks to the special effects art of the classic Tom Savini, who did the gore for the original "Friday the 13th" film plus several other classic horror films.  Not the best horror film ever, but one that I feel will turn into a cult classic as the years progress.

My Rating: B+