Review of Suburban Nightmare (2004) by Jason D — 18 Oct 2009

Don't be fooled by the cover of Suburban Nightmare. Rather than being an all out horror film about a sadistic serial killer married couple who slice and dice random victims in a gory mess, the film is actually a character study on the failing marriage of said married couple who have certainly done such heinous acts, but they aren't the focus in this low-budget War of the Roses type film.

Charles (fun cult horror actor Trent Haaga) and Deborah (fellow horror actress Brandy Little) have both reached the end of their marriage and have grown to despise one another. During one long night, their squabbles escalate to the point where they begin trying to kill each other.

Oh yeah, and a couple of people die in the cross fire, including sexy actress Anjanette Clewis (who sold me this movie!) who shows up that incredibly hot body of hers in a small scene (excellent titties).

Surprsingly, the violence is minimal, in fact, small enough to not be mentioned in the rating system as the focus is genuinely on this couple. While the movie is definitely low-budget and suffers from the usual line-up of problems that happen with these kinds of films, I found Suburban Nightmare to be a unique look at what goes on outside the basement where all the dead bodies and human slaves reside.

Overall, I found this film rather exceptional from director Jon Keeyes, who also wrote the film after the story was presented by cult scream queen Debbie Rochon. Not a bad little horror film.