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Killer Rack

2015 American film

Killer Rack is a 2015 American musical horror comedy film directed by Greg Lamberson and written by Paul McGinnis.[1] The film, which was shot in Buffalo, New York,[2] was screened at several film festivals, and profits from promotional stickers were donated to the Lynn Sage Foundation, a breast cancer organization.[3]

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Plot

After insecure Betty Downer receives breast augmentation surgery from a surgeon named Cate Thulu, who worships the Elder Gods of writer H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, her blood-thirsty new breasts seek world domination.

Cast

Roy Frumkes makes a cameo appearance.[4]

Production

The film was shot in Buffalo, New York.[2] Make-up effects were created by Arick Szymecki and Stacey Book, while Brett Piper provided stop-motion animation, and chroma key compositing was used.[4] Director Greg Lamberson stated that the film "is a movie for fans of practical effects, although we'll use CGI to enhance what we shot on set. Our DP, Chris Rados, had to do a lot of shooting behind plexiglass".[4][5]

Release and reception

The film premiered at the Scare-A-Con film festival on September 11, 2015, where it won best film,[6] and played dozens of festivals thereafter, including many international, during which it took several awards including a Best Writer Award for Paul McGinnis. The film was released on DVD by Camp Motion Pictures on December 13, 2016.[7]

Amy Seidman of ComingSoon.net called the film "a fun, no-brainer kind of flick".[8] Scott Hallam of the website Dread Central wrote that "you have to overlook a lot of the low-budget pitfalls that often haunt a film like this, but it’s indeed worth looking past the blemishes of the movie to enjoy [its] humor and great spirit".[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Charlie Jane Anders (23 May 2014). "Killer Rack May Be The Wrongest Horror Film In The History Of Wrongness". io9. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Check Out the KILLER RACK". 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. [3]
    Debi Moore (15 March 2016). "Killer Rack Joins the Fight Against Breast Cancer". Dread Central. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. [4]
    Debi Moore (29 September 2014). "It's a Wrap for Killer Rack; New Stills and More!". Dread Central. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. [5]
    Mitchell Wells (1 October 2014). "Greg Lamberson 'S Killer Rack Wraps Production In Buffalo, New York". Horror Society. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. [6]
    "'Killer Rack' Announces World Premiere and Fest Dates – Early Rack Stills". HorrorNews.net. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. [7]
    Debi Moore (30 August 2016). "Camp Motion Pictures Releasing Killer Rack DVD and Slime City/Slime City Massacre Blu-ray in December". Dread Central. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. [8]
    Amy Seidman (16 December 2015). "Review: Monstrous Mammary's Attack in Greg Lamberson's KILLER RACK". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. [9]
    Scott Hallam (15 September 2015). "Killer Rack (2015)". Dread Central. Retrieved 26 February 2017.


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