There’s a murderous psychopath loose on campus and it’s up to real life husband and wife Christopher George and Lynda Day George to solve the crime. Something tells me that there’s going to be a lot of dead co-eds before all is said and done.
Pieces (1982) opens with a prologue set 1942 Boston, though it’s unlike any Boston you’ve ever seen before. The majority of the film was shot in Madrid. A young mother walks in on her son putting together the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. She’s disgusted to find that the completed puzzle is of a naked woman. She ransacks his room looking for filth, but doesn’t get very far. Sonny boy hacks her to death with an axe. Though there’s lots of blood and gore, the axe never hits the actress, it just kind of bounces off her head. Read more…
In the opening moments of Beyond Evil (1980) a native newlywed couple dance and celebrate with their family before dashing off into the jungle to do what newlyweds do best. The girl stumbles upon an old mansion. The ghostly visage of a strange woman appears in a window just as a stone column comes down upon the blushing bride, crushing her arm. Read more >
Wow. I just finished watching Pieces (1982) for the first time. I wasn’t expecting much (it was directed by Juan Piquer Simon after all) imagine my delight to discover the sheer insanity of this Spanish-made horror flick. The movie is one WTF moment after another. The plot (such as it is) concerns a chainsaw wielding maniac dismembering co-eds, though that description doesn’t really do the film justice. To truly comprehend the level of insanity on display, I have three words for you… Linda. Day. George. Pieces is a bad movie must-see and I can’t recommend it enough. Here’s the trailer.
