"A lot of what we use is CGI"

First of all I want to say thank you! I mostly just do this blog for me to obsess over horror movies because I don't have anyone in my life to talk to about them. But as of Monday I have reached over 5000 views and am averaging pretty impressive numbers each day. Which means people are actually reading this little dumb blog. So thank you! Thank you for putting up with my ramblings and I hope my blog inspires you to watch and support horror in every way!

Now, let's talk about a world where Freddy, Michael, and Chucky are real. A world where slashers are real guys, culturally accepted. What becomes of someone who decides they want to be one of the greats? How do they go about preparing to kill, to train, to seek out victims? Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon explores that idea in a very humorous yet amazing way. It was released in 2006 as a "mockumentary black comedy horror film" directed by Scott Glosserman. The documentary is made by a film crew following an aspiring serial killer named Leslie Vernon.

The crew follow Leslie's workout regime, follow as he tracks his current victims, sets traps, and basically just goes about his serial killer life. This film has some damn great cameos including Scott Wilson (The Walking Dead) who plays Leslie's best friend Eugene. He's a retired pro and has an adorable cookie cutter wife named Jamie who is incredibly supportive of his killing. There's also the librarian, played by Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist), and Doc Halloran who is played by the one and only Robert Englund!

Behind the Mask is filled with amazing quotes, showing off how damn charismatic Leslie is, as well as how amusing and amazing this world is. "What's a survivor girl?" "Oh, I'm sorry, it's an industry term." It's also filled with amazing horror references - the car from Evil Dead, Red Rabbit pub from Halloween, three girls playing jump rope from Nightmare on Elm Street, the song from The Shining....just to name a few.

There's also great comedic and absurd moments, one specifically being when Leslie is about to go and attempt his big kill - the documentary crew, Eugene and Jamie gather round Leslie like its' his prom night. They're giving him advice and encouragement and comfort and everyone is so supportive. It's hilarious to think this man is about to go out and kill like six teenagers.

It's all incredibly well done, and there's a bit of a twist ending, although if you're paying attention you can figure it out pretty quick. But it doesn't ruin anything. The movie is SO much fun to watch and a great time for any horror fan.

10/10 - I'm going to aggressively recommend this to everyone

Again, thank you to everyone reading this blog! Seriously, it means the world.

Stay Spooky!