Sadistic Intentions

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Sadistic Intentions
Directed by Eric Pennycoff
Written byEric Pennycoff
Produced byJason Walter Short
Starring
Production
companies
Midnight Treehouse
Alexander Groupe
Floral Black
Release date
  • 20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)(Knoxville Horror Film Fest)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sadistic Intentions, originally known as Sadistic Intent, is a 2018 American horror romance film directed by Eric Pennycoff and starring Jeremy Gardner, Michael Patrick Nicholson and Taylor Zaudtke. [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Knoxville Horror Film Fest on 20 October 2018. [2]

Reception

Phil Wheat of Nerdly rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5. [3] Both Matt Hudson of HorrorNews.net and film critic Kim Newman wrote positive reviews of the film. [4] [5]

Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting was more critical of the film, rating it 2.5 out of 5. [6]

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References

  1. Barkan, Jonathan (30 October 2018). "Metal and Horror Go Hand-in-Hand With SADISTIC INTENTIONS". Dread Central . Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. Gingold, Michael (15 October 2018). "EXCLUSIVE TEASER REVEALS "SADISTIC INTENTIONS" OF FEST-BOUND FRIGHT FILM". Rue Morgue . Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. Wheat, Phil (23 August 2019). "Frightfest 2019: 'Sadistic Intentions' Review". Nerdly. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. Hudson, Matt (3 November 2020). "Film Review: Sadistic Intentions (2019)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. Newman, Kim (23 August 2019). "FrightFest review - Sadistic Intentions". The Kim Newman Web Site. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. Navarro, Meagan (27 August 2019). "[FrightFest Review] 'Sadistic Intentions' Gives 'Before Sunrise' Romance a Horror Spin". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 30 July 2022.