28September2014(2014-09-28)(Chicago Horror Film Festival)
24April2015(2015-04-24)(UK)
Running time
82 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
The Redwood Massacre is a 2014 British slasher film directed by David Ryan Keith, starring Lisa Cameron, Mark Wood, Lisa Livingstone, Rebecca Wilkie, Adam Coutts and Lee Hutcheon. The film received a sequel in 2020, titled, Redwood Massacre: Annihilation.
In the Redwood Forest, the legend of the massacre spread and many people came to look for the abandoned farm house. One such group consisted of campers; Mark, Bruce, Pamela, Kirsty, and Jessica, who were looking for the house to have a party in. During their search, they stopped to camp in the woods and were stalked by the Redwood Killer. In the night, the Redwood Killer came to the campsite and kidnapped everyone except for Pamela and Kirsty. He took them back to his farmhouse where he kept them prisoner until their eventual deaths. Pamela and Kirsty noticed that the rest of their group was missing and went to look for them, eventually stumbling upon the house.
While searching the house, Kirsty finds the underground lair, but is attacked and murdered by the killer. Pamela also finds the lair and a hunter with a shotgun surprises her. He tells her about his daughter who went missing ten years ago and tells her to leave the house. However, they are found by the killer who they escape from by blocking a door. The hunter gives Pamela his shotgun and tells her to go, afterwards he is murdered by the Redwood Killer. Pamela and the killer soon square-off, ending with Pamela shooting him in the chest. She makes a run for it and gets to the road where a van picks her up. However, the van driver gets lost and when he gets out to look for help, he is murdered by an injured Redwood Killer. Pamela runs from the killer and the chase ends up in a junkyard, where Pamela is eventually able to beat the killer with a steel rod and crush him with a car.
Cast
Lisa Cameron as Pamela
Mark Wood as Bruce
Lisa Livingstone as Kirsty
Rebecca Wilkie as Jessica
Adam Coutts as Mark
Lee Hutcheon as Hunter
Reception
The film received a rating of 4 out of 5 in Horror Society.[1] Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News wrote a positive review of the film, writing that "if you’re not the type to nitpick things like plot holes and lack of motivation, you’re bound to have a good time with this gory slasher yarn."[2]
Jon Dickinson of Scream rated the film 2 stars out of 4, writing that "by placing focus on visuals the film lacks any ability to evoke an emotional response other than disgust which is a real shame".[3] Ian Sedensky of Culture Crypt gave the film a score of 50 out of 100, calling it "one of those disposable movies where some short time after the fact, you’ll be unable to recall if you actually saw it or not."[4] Matt Boiselle of Dread Central rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5, writing that "If it’s a color-by-numbers kill-a-thon that you’re after, then feel free to dive headfirst into The Redwood Massacre, but please stay in the shallow end, as the lifeguard is now off duty."[5] Joel Harley of Nerdly rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that it "feels too long, annoys too frequently and is simply too unoriginal to whole-heartedly recommend".[6]
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