Don’t be misled by the title and put your lube away: True Gore II (aka Empire of Madness) (1989)–M Dixon Causey’s follow-up to the eponymous first entry–has virtually no true gore in it at all. Instead, the first half is a compilation of faux-snuff vignettes akin to something you’d find in a SOV horror collection like Snuff Perversions 1 & 2, Snuff Files, The Dead Files, Violations I & II, or even more recent titles like Murder Collection Volume 1. The second half is in turn a send-up of satanic panic style videos like Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults, Devil Worship: The Rise Of Satanism, and countless others shat out during the 80s/90s. The vignettes are hilariously inept to the point where it seems clear that Causey was parodying the shockumentary form. Even the credits are a joke, mocking the seriousness with which shocku producers take themselves, crediting a ‘researcher’ for a film that clearly had none, and a ‘visual archivist’ being listed in place of a cameraman.
Title | Empire of Madness |
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Year | 1989 |
Genre | Horror, Documentary |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Cannibal Films |
Cast | Paula Wilson, Zodia, George Montgomery |
Crew | M. Dixon Causey (Director), M. Dixon Causey (Music), Monte Cazazza (Thanks), A. Artaud (Producer), L. Lindle (Cinematography) |
Keyword | spoof |
Release | Jan 01, 1989 |
Runtime | 86 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 4.00 / 10 by 1 users |
Popularity | 0 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |