Halloween Countdown (Day 16: Barking Mad)

Once again I find myself falling behind on blog entries. I'm starting to think October is cursed whenever I attempt this Halloween Countdown as I seem to be very busy, tired or pushed for time. So in an effort to cut corners, I'm going to write a short review for, appropriately, a short film that can be found on YouTube: Treevenge.

This was directed by Jason Eisener, who was behind the fake trailer (see previous post) and motion picture of Hobo With A Shotgun. This came out a year after the faux trailer (which also makes a brief appearance on a TV screen) and it has the same bizarre sense of humour and outrageous violence as with his other work, even including one shocking scene within its short running time. I'm not sure if this would even work as a feature length film, but I wouldn't say no. But until then it's up there with my "alternative" Xmas time viewing, along with the likes of Die Hard, Santa's Slay, Gremlins and so forth.

And here is the film in question. Please note that the subtitles can be hard to read at times.

And on a final note.....

.....can't think of any similar or appropriate video to throw in, so I'll post up an early Ministry track called Everyday Is Halloween, in which the title seems appropriate for this month. It's strange to hear the band in their 80s Pet Shop Boys style, compared to their heavy industrial sound that they're most known for.