"The Orphan Killer" (2013) Review

The Orphan  Killer (2013) movie review for UKhorrorscene.com 

Throughout the last century of film and television many movies have depicted certain moments of brutality and blood. When I initially came upon ‘The Orphan Killer’ I instantly knew I was certainly in for a surprise for a ‘Trick or Treat’.

The Orphan Killer, is a chilling, psychological tale and a blood feast of a compelling journey. The story initially follows the lives of two innocent children, Marcus and Audrey Miller, after the brutal witness of the murder of their parents at their New Jersey home.  The children are sent to the Catholic Orphanage. Audrey becomes subjective to frequent adoptive families, but Audrey’s Brother Marcus is mentally changed forever from the recent disturbing events. He becomes the subject of frequent abuse from the caretakers, and exiled and mistreated, and furthermore a punishment of being masked.  Marcus has never forgiven his baby Sister for abandoning him. Many years have passed from the torment inflicted upon him and still hiding deviously behind the mask, Marcus, played by David Backhaus, returns to seek and mentally destroy his baby Sister and to also teach her some brutal lessons of cruelty, played by scream queen beauty Diane Foster.

  

When I sat down with my popcorn I immediately became distracted into the movie. I locked the doors and closed my windows and dimmed the lights, and the countdown began. I instantly was drawn into the hell given nightmarish world of ‘The Slasher Icon’ known as TOK, by the forever growing fan base. Personally, I believe the movie will grow into a franchise, featuring a superb cast including, Matt Farnsworth as a supporting Actor within the film. The Character of Marcus Miller, will be defined as a true original Horror Icon for a whole new generation of Horror fans. This is certainly a refreshing comeback to the slasher genre with a brutal, bloody and enjoyable script. The movie was released in late 2011 and also featured a brutal music score of metal genre compositions which certainly coincide with the story of the film.  On the initial release of ‘TOK’ it received mixed reviews with Germany banning the film, which could be due to the religious elements within the story. The Orphan Killer received several awards, including an award at the Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei for "Best Picture".

Presently ‘The Orphan Killer’ is available for pre order as a special edition steel book blu ray due out the month of November,2013. This release is a pretty impressive collector’s item for the avid horror fan or the newcomer to the genre. The set also includes extra features, such as ‘behind the murder’ a full 1 hour and 30 minutes behind the scenes footage, and the TOK soundtrack and much more.  Another treat for horror fans and a wonderful item for the season for a ‘bloody Halloween is the release of the infamous ‘Slasher Icon mask, as worn by Marcus Miller. Due to the continued success of the first TOK installment, pre-production has begun for a sequel.

 My overall rating is most certainly  10 out of 10.

Written & directed by Matt Farnsworth

  

Produced by Matt Farnsworth & Full Fathom 5 Productions   Running time :  84 minutes

http://www.theorphankiller.com/  - Official movie website & store

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179071/ - The Orphan Killer on ‘Imdb’

Review by Anthony Crowley