Underplayed Gems

Edge of the Axe (1988)

Edge of the Axe poster
Original title
Al filo del hacha
Directed by
José Ramón Larraz
Genre
horror film, slasher film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
18
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 83 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A masked killer is murdering people in a small mountain town in Northern California. The story follows the characters trying to figure out who the maniac is.

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What happens

Edge of the Axe (Spanish: Al filo del hacha) is a 1988 English-language Spanish slasher film directed by José Ramón Larraz, and starring Barton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page Moseley, and Fred Holliday. The film centers on a masked maniac murdering people in a rural mountain town in Northern California. A Spanish production, filming of Edge of the Axe took place in Big Bear Lake, California and Madrid in 1987, and features a cast of American and Spanish actors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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