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Edge of the Axe

Play trailer Poster for Edge of the Axe Released Sep 15, 1989 1h 33m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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Two young computer-obsessed adults investigate an axe murderer terrorizing who is terrorizing a small town in northern California.
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Anton Bitel Little White Lies not just looking backwards to a moribund horror sub-genre, but also forwards to the then nascent digital age, all in an attempt to refresh slasher tropes that, by the late '80s, were already about half a decade past their use-by date. Jan 27, 2020 Full Review Ángel Luis Inurria El Pais (Spain) A horror movie that is neither scary nor unsettling... it is as dumb as it is unsuccessful. [Full Review in Spanish] Apr 3, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brad P This film might not reinvent the slasher wheel but it does take plenty of hard whacks in an effort to smash it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrible. It is poorly written even for an 80's horror. No scares and very little kills. The acting is awful and the music is bad. It is like some gave their sister a chance to sing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Recently they've been releasing a lot of these forgotten horror flux on ritzy new blu ray mega discs. Lucky for me because as a kid I used to live at Palmer video, Metro video and West Coadt video amongst others. I fell in live wi th h the wild artwork on the covers but rarely took them home. Since I was only allowed a rental or two I stuck to my favorites. So I'm definitely happy they are rereleasing them. But what I'm discovering is that a lot of them are just trash, the right kind of trash if you're lucky. This entry I felt indifferent about the mask is creepy and some of the kills are effective but its mostly generic. It's pretty basic as an axe wielding maniac terrorizes a small town while two computer nerds try and solve the crimes before they become the next victims. The movie is clunky and mostly unengaging. But it's well enough to pass a rainy afternoon especially if you're desperate like I am for hidden retro gems. 2.5/5 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid little slasher. It's one of the lost ones, that was impossible to track down for a long time. Which is unfair, as it's about as effective as the best in the genre has to offer. Great ending. I'm a total virgin to José Ramón Larraz, and this is making me want to go back and check out all his other stuff. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/10/20 Full Review Audience Member Really good slasher flick of the late 80's. I was surprised, i was expecting total bleh, but got something much better. Pretty creepy, cool music (some of it resembles madman), & pretty cool deaths. I wish the credits instead of playing that song, kept the horror music going but whatevers. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Really good slasher flick of the late 80's. I was surprised, i was expecting total bleh, but got something much better. Pretty creepy, cool music (some of it resembles madman), & pretty cool deaths. I wish the credits instead of playing that song, kept the horror music going but whatevers. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two young computer-obsessed adults investigate an axe murderer terrorizing who is terrorizing a small town in northern California.
Director
José Ramón Larraz
Producer
José Frade
Screenwriter
José Frade
Production Co
Calepas International, José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 33m
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