No Man's Land, the Rise of Reeker (2008)

"No Man's Land, the Rise of Reeker" is an interesting take on the slasher sub-genre, feeling like a bloodier and more violent take of the film "Indenity". A mix matched group of strangers are stuck in the middle of a desert rest stop, unable to leave, and are being stalked and killed by an unseen force. That force happens to be the disembodied spirit of a seriel killer who was caught and executed in the 1970's. While the movie itself was mediorce I must admit that I really enjoyed the ending and how it explains and reveals the little details that take place throughout the movie. And I recently discovered that this is a prequel of a film titled "Reeker" that was released in 2005.

Путевой обходчик aka Trackman (2007)

“Trackman” is a Russian film that follows some of the traits of a typical stalker movie. There are a group of people who enter the killer’ lair, this time being confusing old subway tracks that are no longer in use. Victims are killed one by one and in this movie, the killer removes the eyes of each victim as a form of trophy. The movie even includes an old myth about the man who lives in the tunnels, a mutated survivor of the Chernobyl melt down. And like most other slasher flicks (except for “Halloween” and “Scream”) it’s full of characters that you really don’t care if they live or die. I wonder if they write the characters just because they don’t want you to care about them, knowing full well that they’re going to be killed off? This film was produced and distributed by Ghost House Underground and has been one of the higher quality films I have seen from them.

Three criminals rob a bank and when one of them starts firing and killing the security guards, they are forced to take three hostages with them as they escape. They have a full proof plan for their escape by running into the abandoned subway tunnels nearby, going so far as to booby-trap the entrance so no one can follow or realize where they went. Once inside, they are to meet a fourth member of the group. They never find him because he ends up being the first victim of the Trackman, a large manic killer who lives in the tunnels and conveniently has a sign with his chosen title hanging near his lair. One by one the six are stalked and killed until it’s only Grom, one of the criminals, and one of the bank employees. The ending a pretty silly and almost ruins the mood of the movie.

Favorite death scene – Grom gives the security officer that they took hostage a gun to protect the two bank employees after they realize that they are being stalked. The girls leave the security officer since they feel safer with their kidnapper but one shortly returns. The security guard doesn’t realize it’s her and shoots her several times. This death scene is the only one where you feel sorry for the character dying because it was such a tragic mistake.

Is this the killer from "My Bloody Valentine"? This is a subway, not a mine!

"You look like a spooky clown without eyes. You should "look" into this as a career option!"