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Woodchipper Massacre (1987)

Woodchipper Massacre poster
Directed by
Jon McBride
Genre
comedy horror
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three siblings accidentally stab their religious aunt and then commit more crimes to cover it up.

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What happens

Woodchipper Massacre is a 1988 American horror comedy Z movie written and directed by Jon McBride, who also directed Cannibal Campout, released that same year. The film was shot-on-video in Connecticut. In the film, three siblings are left in the care of their religious fanatic aunt. When she tries to confiscate her nephew's knife, she is fatally stabbed with the knife. The stabbing was accidental, but the siblings commit further crimes in order to cover up her death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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