Nothing like a having a video-game playing, sister-obsessed nine-year-old becoming disconnected from reality as his new “friend,” a serial slasher, works the neighborhood. That’s the storyline of writer/director Jeff Lieberman’s 2004 mixed-genre treat, Satan’s Little Helper.
Synapse Films, with sales and distribution expertise provided by MVD Entertainment Group, has a newly -inted, uncut Blu-ray edition of Satan’s Little Helper lined for Halloween-season enjoyment on Oct. 25.
Douglas (Alexander Brickel) is an obsessed video game player who is hooked on the game “Satan’s Little Helper,” but he’s willing to forego that pleasure for just a bit as his college-age sister, Jenna (Katheryn Winnick — as Lagertha in the Vikings television series), is coming home for a visit. His excitement quickly turns to distain when he discovers that she’s brought home her boyfriend, Alex (Stephen Graham), with her!
He storms off and before you can get the words “deranged serial killer” out of your mouth he bumps into exactly that, a deranged serial killer dressed in a cheesy Halloween costume. The maniac is busy decorating a lawn display with his latest victim, but our boy Dougie conflates his video game obsession with his new found “Satan” friend and ends up recruiting him to get rid of his rival, Alex.
Being a serial killer — make that a deranged serial killer — “Satan” (played by Joshua Annex) likes the idea and goes along with the kid’s plan, sure why not kill Alex and anyone else that happens along. Who would suspect a masked fiend being guided around town by a nine-year old kid?
It is a night of adventures for Satan and his little helper. He’s a clever fellow, who confuses the hell out of everyone by switching out costume disguises with those he’s murdered. His sister is fooled, so is his mom (played by Pulp Fiction’s “Honey Bunny,” Amanda Plummer) as the body count mounts, with little Dougie completely oblivious to the chaos he is causing!!
Who survives? Who dies? Does Dougie snap out it? And, who is this crazed killer behind the mask … is it really Satan??
Bonus features include commentary from filmmaker Jeff Lieberman (Squirm, Blue Sunshine, Just Before Dawn) and three featurettes — “Behind-the-Scenes,” “The Devil and the Details: Making Satan’s Little Helper” and “Mister Satan’s Neighborhood.”
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