The idea sounds idiotic. A killer dressed up in baseball catcher's gear? Killing people with a bat? C'mon! One may fully expect to hate every dumb minute of BILLY CLUB.
And yet...
Back in 1981, in a small town in Wisconsin, two little league baseball players and their coach are slaughtered by young Billy Haskins, who is arrested and sent to a mental institution.
Fifteen years later, someone dressed as a catcher is murdering people. Has Billy returned to... catch up?
Meanwhile, four former teammates gather at a remote cabin to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of the tragic event. Not-so surprisingly, they soon cross paths with the world's most homicidal catcher!
Mass carnage abounds.
Filled with sympathetic characters, humor, and retro-style, late 1970's-80's slasher ambiance, BILLY CLUB is a well-constructed, low-budget film that delivers the gushy goods!
BEST SCENE: a guy unknowingly eats about a pound of "magic" mushrooms, only to be chased through the now-psychedelic forest by the maniac!
Both harrowing and hilarious, the aforementioned scene illustrates the care that went into making this movie.
Highly rrecommended for the horror / slasher enthusiast...
And yet...
Back in 1981, in a small town in Wisconsin, two little league baseball players and their coach are slaughtered by young Billy Haskins, who is arrested and sent to a mental institution.
Fifteen years later, someone dressed as a catcher is murdering people. Has Billy returned to... catch up?
Meanwhile, four former teammates gather at a remote cabin to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of the tragic event. Not-so surprisingly, they soon cross paths with the world's most homicidal catcher!
Mass carnage abounds.
Filled with sympathetic characters, humor, and retro-style, late 1970's-80's slasher ambiance, BILLY CLUB is a well-constructed, low-budget film that delivers the gushy goods!
BEST SCENE: a guy unknowingly eats about a pound of "magic" mushrooms, only to be chased through the now-psychedelic forest by the maniac!
Both harrowing and hilarious, the aforementioned scene illustrates the care that went into making this movie.
Highly rrecommended for the horror / slasher enthusiast...