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The Devil’s Bloody Playthings
Directed By William Hellfire
Released: 2005
Starring: Ruby Larocca, Zoe Moonshine, Shannon Selberg, and Mave Wilson
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Released By Alternative Cinema/Seduction Cinema
Karen (Zoe Moonshine) just moved to the big city from South Africa and is
living with her new roommate, Christine (Ruby Larocca). Things begin to
wrong quickly as Christine (who makes her living from bathroom humiliation
videos) begins to manipulate Karen for her own financial gain and sadistic
pleasure. As she submits and becomes a mere toy for Christine, something
inside her begins to change. It isn’t long before people start turning up
dead and Christine finds out that Karen will only be pushed so far.
Taking a cue from classic exploitation films of yesteryear,
The Devil’s Bloody Playthings
delivers on the sleaze big time. The music by Alien Pornography also
hearkens back to a trashy era long since past to give the film its own
unique soundtrack. The plot’s aspects of domination, malaise, and sexual
dysfunction create an impenetrable aura of dread which finally explodes
into horror before the very depressing hour and a half running time is up.
Director William Hellfire makes none of the missteps that plague many
independent productions by keeping the story simple, avoiding the ADD
editing, and just letting the actors do their thing.
Ruby Larocca (Lustful Addiction)
nails her character, Christine, perfectly. Christine is controlling,
manipulative, and dull. For all of her outward strength and hypocritical
posturing, she is a weak and wretched character who is her own worst
enemy. A truly repulsive yet well-realized character played by a very
talented and fearless actress. Watching how Christine functions is just as
good as watching her fate play out in loving detail on the screen.
Another fine performance comes from Zoe Moonshine (Flesh
For Olivia). Karen is a sweet person who unfortunately falls
under Christine’s malignant influence. In order to gain acceptance, she
foolishly takes a passive role in a very dangerous situation. Of course,
being Christine’s slave (and eventually her whore) isn’t Karen’s entire
role in the story. Lurking just below the surface is an aspect of her
personality that neither Christine nor even Karen herself could have known
about.
There are no redeeming moments in
The Devil’s Bloody Playthings
nor is there any escape from the vileness permeating every frame of this
sick little film. Due to the nastiness of the film’s subject matter,
viewers who are easily offended or are unaccustomed to exploitation films
will want to tread carefully here. Although it never really comes close to
porn, this is still an in-your-face and quite harrowing movie experience.
A truly fascinating indie film both well acted and well written comes
together with great camerawork, a strong cast, and an excellent seedy
music score to make
The Devil’s Bloody Playthings
a must see for horror and exploitation fans.
DVD Specs:
The Devil’s Bloody Playthings
DVD looks very sharp with no digital compression to be found. Audio is
fair but the mix is off with loud music versus some quiet dialogue but I
never had to strain to hear what anyone was saying. Extras include the
film’s trailer and a trailer for
Orgasm Torture In Satan’s Rape Clinic
as well as a blooper reel from the filming of
Bloody Playthings.
Links:
Seduction Cinema
Electric Daisy Pushers
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