"Criticized" Helmer Goes "Horribly Slow"

By Johnny Butane
September 18th, 2008

For those of you who either didn’t read my Seed DVD review or did and just couldn’t help yourselves anyway, chances are you’ve seen the short film that came as part of the DVD package, Richard Gale’s “Criticized”. Not a bad little short, if a bit heavy-handed, but it showcased a filmmaker with promise.

Now Gale is back with another short that is certainly leaning closer to comedy than “Criticized” did: “The Horribly Slow Murderer With the Extremely Inefficient Weapon”, which will premiere during Fantastic Fest’s Short Fuse programming. The film is being described as an "epic story of one man’s encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time". Sounds like fun!

Fangoria got their hands on an exclusive pic from it, which unfortunately does not showcase the titular weapon (I really want to know what it is!), but that’s no reason not to check it out. “Horribly Slow...” will also play as part of the Dead Channels Film Festival next month in San Fransisco; hit up the short’s official site to learn more!

- Johnny Butane