Splatter Farm

Splatter Farm
Splatter Farm
Directed by	John Polonia; Mark Polonia; Todd Smith
Written by	John Polonia; Mark Polonia; Todd Smith
Produced by	J.K. Farlew
Starring	John Polonia; Mark Polonia; Todd Smith
Distributed by	Donna Michele Productions (VHS); Camp Motion Pictures (DVD)
Release date	1987;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Splatter Farm is a 1987 horror film directed by the Polonia Brothers and starring them along with Todd Smith.^[1]

Plot

Twin brothers Alan and Joseph spend the summer visiting their Aunt Lacey at her secluded, run-down property, not knowing that she has a necrophilic attraction to her deceased husband, whose body she keeps in her house, and that her farmhand Jeremy dismembers local townsfolk and stores their body parts in the barn for uses later on.

Production

Splatter Farm was part of the direct-to-video movement of the 1980s, which allowed film-makers with limited resources the ability to market their product.

Release

The film was released on VHS in 1987 by Donna Michele Productions, and again on DVD by Camp Motion Pictures in 2007 in a somewhat modified format. A review on DVD Talk stated that the film had "an audacity that was startling in a film made by teenagers."^[2]

Reception

The film is said to have been deliberately shot so as to seem amateurish.^[3]

Sequel

The sequel Return to Splatter Farm was produced in Pennsylvania in 2019. It was directed by Mark Polonia and Jeff Kirkendall. The film was released on 11/10/2020. The story picks up 33 years after the events of the first film.

References

^ Albright, Brian (2012-11-07). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7.
^ "DVD Talk".
^ Albarano, Vincent A. (2020-01-01). Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American Shot-on-Video Horror, 1984-1994. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-915316-24-0.

External links

Mark Polonia on Twitter
Splatter Farm at IMDb
[1] complete film on YouTube
Return to Splatter Farm on IMDb

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[1] Albright, Brian (2012-11-07). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7.

[2] "DVD Talk".

[3] Albarano, Vincent A. (2020-01-01). Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American Shot-on-Video Horror, 1984-1994. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-915316-24-0.

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