Mortal Remains

Release Date: 2013-10-13

Overview: A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie." The film includes interviews with various horror historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez (director of The Blair Witch Project), who posits the question: Why, for 40 years, has the story of Karl Atticus been all but eradicated from the annals of cinema history?

Rating: 5.8 / 10

Cast

Karl Atticus

as Himself (archival footage)

Charles Craig

as Newscaster

John Amplas

as Man in Parking Garage

Crew

Mark Ricche - Director
Christian Stavrakis - Director
Mark Ricche - Cinematography
Michael Coote - Original Music Composer
Mark Ricche - Editor

Reviews

Phasmos:

Do you remember Karl Atticus? Neither does anyone else...and those who DO remember him wish they didn't. MORTAL REMAINS is a corker of an indie film, a documentary of sorts about the search for a film...