Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

Directed by

Scott Glosserman

Genre

horror film, comedy horror, slasher film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 517 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist and her film crew follow an aspiring serial killer who wants to become the next great slasher legend. He explains the rules and tricks of the trade while preparing to make his mark.

mockumentarydarkly comicmetatongue-in-cheekself-awaresuspensefulknowingplayful

What happens

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a 2006 American mockumentary black comedy slasher film directed by Scott Glosserman, written by David J. Stieve, and starring Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Scott Wilson, Zelda Rubenstein, and Robert Englund. An homage to the slasher genre, the film follows a journalist and her crew that are documenting an aspiring serial killer who models himself according to slasher film conventions. Principal photography took place in Oregon, although the film takes place in a small town in Maryland. The film premiered at the 2006 South by Southwest film festival and was shown at several other festivals followed by a limited release in the United States on March 16, 2007. It is Zelda Rubenstein's final film released during her lifetime before her death in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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