Classic Canadian Horror Massacre Up North Finally Getting a DVD Release
David Gelmini
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You know how tons of Americans are saying that they’ll move to Canada if Trump becomes President? Well, I don’t blame them for wanting to escape the manchild with a ferret on his head, but moving to Canada may not actually be a good idea. Because as the film Massacre Up North teaches us, there be brutal murders in the Land of Maple! Although I struggle to see how that could be any worse than living in a country run by Trump.
Massacre Up North has been given its first DVD release courtesy of the newly formed company Shivers Entertainment, and the box art looks pretty damn sweet. They’re also issuing an extremely limited VHS version.
From the Press Release:
Shivers Entertainment is a brand spanking new Canadian-based film distribution company. From Victoria, British Columbia, and developed by long-time exploitation film fan Brenin Barrow, the first major release for Shivers Ent. is the truly disturbing Canuxploitation film Massacre Up North! This shot-on-video slasher is one of the bloodiest titles to ever be produced in Canada. Full of gore, terror, and nudity, Massacre Up North involves one man’s deadly trail of destruction in small town Canada.
On May 24th, Shivers Entertainment will be re-launching this title 15 years after its original release. This time, Shivers will release Massacre Up North with a very limited VHS copy; only 70 copies will be available. As well, this will be the film’s first DVD launch, and it will host a new, bloodier cover than the original. Not to be missed, this second run of Massacre Up North will be every low-budget film collector’s dream and every horror fan’s nightmare.
Synopsis:
After a camping accident leaves him disfigured and tormented by classmates, Leslie Rejick only has one thing on his mind: It’s time to even the score! With a hardware store chock-full of deadly tools at his disposal, he leaves behind a merciless path of death and destruction in a small Canadian town. A pair of inept city detectives, determined to track down the killer, enlist the help of eccentric local coroner Patrick. But Patrick holds a secret of his own, and he ultimately leads the detectives head-on into a bizarre, bloody battle with the psychotic killer.
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