'The Redeemer : The Son of Satan'(1978) – Constantine S. Gochis.
Innocently gathered for their 10th class reunion, 6 schoolfriends ultimately experience a night of unimaginable terror, when a masked, multifaceted maniac begins slaughtering them, one by one, in this magnificently mental, singularly strange 70s slasher!!! Long regarded as a cult oddity, it should remain thus, and hopefully, future generations of skewed slasher fans will also take this twistedly surreal stab-fest to their demented, horror loving hearts! I'm not entirely sure that the claim of 'Original Screenplay' is entirely justified, but the enthusiastic actors prove energetic enough, some of the kills deliver, and the grungy synth score is pretty neat! The eccentric opening scene is sluggish, enigmatic, and weirdly compelling, and is, in truth, not unlike the rest of it! I've always been able to appreciate the kookier, left field blood spiller, and the biblically bonkers, quick change Redeemer (T.G. Finkbinder) remains in a nutty league of his very own!
“I am your fate, and you cannot deny me!!!”
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