Jennifer (Fiona Horsey) has everything going for her: a boyfriend, Alan (played by Andrew Southern), who loves her, a fulfilling job, and a baby on the way. Suddenly, she is accused of murdering and castrating a man she allegedly picked up at a bar. After more men’s mutilated bodies turn up, Jennifer’s parents reveal that they adopted her and left her twin, Norah, with her only living relatives. After a brief stint in a mental institution, Norah is out and is coming for Jennifer.

Wolfgang Büld (Angst) directs this tight and twisted indie thriller. Twisted Sisters features great digital camerawork, colorful lighting, and sports a soundtrack that goes for the old school thriller soundtrack (and actually works). The plot moves along quickly but some silly dialogue slow things down a bit. The slimy pink fake blood used in several shots is barely passable and then there’s a ridiculous digital bullet wound that looks terrible. Of course, the negatives matter very little since the film is more than willing to get brutal when necessary with some castration-related gore and surprisingly violent moments.

The cast fares pretty well here considering some of the corny dialogue but the detectives (played by Paul Conway and Eden Ford) get the worst lines. Fiona Horsey is one of the reasons why Twisted Sisters works as well as it does. Aside from having amazing sex appeal and a commanding screen presence, Horsey is also a fine actress. The dual role suits Horsey quite well as she is able to play both the happy-go-lucky Jennifer and the destructive and damaged Norah without a misstep. The scene when the twins finally meet for the first time since childhood is electric and quite memorable.

A by-the-numbers De Palma-esque thriller is spiced up with a punk rock aesthetic from director Büld, a great performance from Fiona Horsey, and a large helping of chilling (and wince-inducing) gore. Some cheesy dialogue and a squib-saving digital gunshot hardly hurt Twisted Sisters very much. There are some nice touches in the film such as Norah’s obsession with mirrors and her ability to disguise herself in some ludicrous getups in order to stay one step ahead of Jennifer, Alan, and the police. Plus, how can you go wrong with the old death-by-firework-in-the-bum routine? Also, the final shot of the film is just so dang cool.