No matter if they are real or fictional; people will always be interested in the story of serial killers. The unanswered truth to why they do what they do and the stories of their lives are what we as people want to know about. What makes them the way they are and why do they methodically kill? When real life serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Richard Speak and Ed Gein were captured, their stories were told not so much by themselves as they were from the people who knew them. Thus the reason why we have so many serial killer films about the dame person, all made with different perspectives. Each witness to the crime or knowledge of the killer has sold their stories to movie studios.
Cyrus Mind of a Serial Killer is a story based on the true events of the County Line Cannibal”. I’m not sure if the entire story is real or if this was derived to help sell the film. The movie revolves around a news reporter and her camera man that are contacted by a man with information about two hundred disappearances of students from Midwestern University. The man has information of the serial killer who did it and what he did with the people he abducted. The information that will be revealed to them just might put their lives in danger as well.
I saw this film a while ago, and actually forgot about it until I watched it again recently and about quarter of the way though realized I’ve seen it. I think the release date was delayed, but none the less the film is now here in all its bloody glory. The DVD has only one special feature which takes you behind the scenes of the film. Other than that the DVD is pretty much bard bones.
As for my overall opinion of the film; it’s nothing special. The story is nothing original and it is just another one of those dull serial killer films that tells a decent story but it’s something that is predictable, a plot that we are all to familiar with. However, the film does have its positives. Brian Krause gives us a great performance as Cyrus and for fans of serial killer films there a few thrilling scenes. Don’t expect anything to crazy but there are some intense moments. Overall, Cyrus Mind of a Serial Killer is nothing special. It’s an alright serial killer film but it’s nothing new to what we expect from such a movie. Some will enjoy it, while other won’t. In my opinion it’s just alright.
– Horror Bob
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- Interview with Andrew J. Rausch - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Rick Popko and Dan West - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Director Stevan Mena (Malevolence) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Screenwriter Jeffery Reddick (Day of the Dead 2007) - January 22, 2015
- Teleconference interview with Mick Garris (Masters of Horror) - January 22, 2015
- A Day at the Morgue with Corri English (Unrest) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Writer/Director Nacho Cerda (The Abandoned, Aftermath) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actress Thora Birch (Dark Corners, The Hole, American Beauty) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actor Jason Behr, Plus Skinwalkers Press Coverage - January 22, 2015
