Thirteen years ago, Wesley Stuart (Gerald McRaney, pre-mustache) shot and killed his kid brother, Jonathan. He has just been released from a mental institution and is living with his domineering mother (Evelyn Hendricks). Given his violent history (and plain looks), it's remarkable how many women Wesley attracts. Even more remarkable is that these women all turn up murdered, and always after Wesley has one of the nightmares that plagues him.
NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR (which really takes place over several nights) bears the hallmarks of a psychotronic film. The whole thing is in sickly faded color, like a 1960s Polaroid come to life. There are kitschy visual effects, like the swirls of light that Welsey sees just before a murder happens. There's a club scene with an annoying psychedelic band called The Bored (I know how they feel). We see the requisite gallons of red paint that don't resemble human blood. There's a severed hand that's clearly made of rubber (or something similar). On a few occasions, the dialogue is garbled because the boom mike was up too high.
The film is quite tedious between murder scenes. And the murders themselves don't really show a lot. Fans of blood and gore will likely be disappointed. I also figured out the ending long before it occurred. There's nothing to set NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR apart from many other low-budget PSYCHO rip-offs. If you want a movie about a disturbed young man's dysfunctional relationship with his mother, see the Hitchcock film instead. Trust me, it's time far better spent!
NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR (which really takes place over several nights) bears the hallmarks of a psychotronic film. The whole thing is in sickly faded color, like a 1960s Polaroid come to life. There are kitschy visual effects, like the swirls of light that Welsey sees just before a murder happens. There's a club scene with an annoying psychedelic band called The Bored (I know how they feel). We see the requisite gallons of red paint that don't resemble human blood. There's a severed hand that's clearly made of rubber (or something similar). On a few occasions, the dialogue is garbled because the boom mike was up too high.
The film is quite tedious between murder scenes. And the murders themselves don't really show a lot. Fans of blood and gore will likely be disappointed. I also figured out the ending long before it occurred. There's nothing to set NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR apart from many other low-budget PSYCHO rip-offs. If you want a movie about a disturbed young man's dysfunctional relationship with his mother, see the Hitchcock film instead. Trust me, it's time far better spent!