Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘The Redwood Massacre’

Written by Scott Edwards

Is there anything wrong with being scared? I think it makes you feel more alive than just going for a run. With the blood pumping and the adrenaline flowing, a little fright never hurt anybody. That is why Halloween is becoming such a huge holiday with the haunted houses and crazy mazes that keep appearing every year. That extra jolt of fear can make you do or say things that you may not have done before and it does not seem to be ending as more and more people are looking for the rush.

Pamela has set up a great getaway with her friends Bruce, Jessica, Mark and Kristy. A camping trip that will change their lives forever, or at least they hope so. Heading up to the Redwood House where the former owner went on a murderous spree twenty years ago, the group is ready to have the pants scared off of them, along with having a great time with the other groups that will be there. But when setting up camp, not everyone is there before sundown as Bruce gets knocked off course and is not able to meet up with his friends.

As the sun comes up after their first night, Kristy comes back to camp with a full canteen of water since nobody else will do it and finds out from Pamela that both Mark and Jessica have gone missing. Leaving camp and making their way to the Redwood House to see if the others are already there, Pamela finds out how jealous her companion really is. Kristy knows that Mark and Jessica are out having the time of their lives and they will both suffer her wrath as soon as she finds them. Arriving at the house, the two girls give it a look over and find it strange that nobody else is there. Trying to find their friends has become harder since nobody is answering and it appears that they may have found the wrong spooky location.

Underneath the house however, all hell is breaking loose. Mark and Jessica have been kidnapped by a masked man that is hell bent on killing whoever gets in his way.  Seeing their friend Bruce tied up as well, they know that the legend surrounding the house is real and have to try to escape before they become the next victims. Jessica is the first to be taken by the beast and tries to beg for her life, but the old stories about the farmer seem to be correct as she is stabbed repeatedly in the stomach. Next up, Mark is taken, and the killer’s choice of toys have changed as he starts in on the young man. Bruce however, is able to escape his chains and tries to find a way to safety, but as he continues to move around the kill house, he finds that he and his group are not the only ones in trouble as the twenty year anniversary of the Redwood Massacre is upon them.

I know I left several things out, especially about the killings and that is because they are so brutal, you will need to see them for yourself. I must admit that the blood was glorious in this movie though and you get to see it pouring from the victims like no other. The movie gives you the down deep story about the farmer and what he did to his family twenty years earlier and it gives you somebody to possibly put a face and name to, but you might be surprised to see who the killer actually is. While you don’t get a ton of face time with too many of the characters, Pamela has to be my favorite as she is not complaining the entire time and you learn little bits and pieces about her. Not a bad little flick and I would love to see a sequel to it as I like these deep wood horror movies where you have to face your fears, and a killer that cannot be stopped. Stay Scared.

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