Back in March of this
year we were singing the praises of Aussie filmmaker Mark Savage and the Apr.
10 Blu-ray release of his Stressed to Kill starring Bill
Oberst Jr. and Armand Assante … a very cool indie-action flick.
So when word arrived that
filmmaker Mark Savage was back with another entry — this time for both DVD and
Blu-ray release — we had to take a look-see as to what was on the way from
Unearthed Films, with sales and distribution expertise provided by MVD
Entertainment Group, on Feb. 12.
This time he takes to the
back roads of Mississippi for a twisted horror tale titled Purgatory Road. The backstory has young brothers witnessing
the suicide of their morose father, who has his lifetime of savings ripped off
and can’t handle the loss … it was a mind-altering event for Vincent (Gary
Cairns — Monumental, Daylight's End, The Night Visitor).
The solution? Well, Vincent has canonized himself as a
priest and has taken to the countryside to hear confessions of sinners. His brother, Michael (Luke Albright, who
also co-starred with Gary Cairns in director Scott B. Hansen’s Monumental)
is his “assistant.”
So what is the big
deal? A priest hearing confessions and …
the “and” part is the key to it. Vincent
hears confessions of sinners and if — and here is the juicy part — they
admit to being thieves, he listens to what they have to say … and then butchers
them!
Norman Bates had to wait
for the sinners to arrive at his off-the-highway motel to have his way with
them, but Vincent and his little church (actually a camper) take to the road
and the sinners come flocking to the road show. What a neat way to find victims for
slaughter!!
Feb. 12, Mark Savage and
his Purgatory
Road on DVD and Blu-ray … mark your calendar.
Bonus features include
commentary from filmmaker Mark Savage and a behind-the-scenes featurette.
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