"From the producer of V/H/S and V/H/S 2! Every Halloween, a fraternity and sorority duel in a game of fear. Prepare for the most depraved, drug-induced, carnal, and sadistic frat party ever."
SYNOPSIS: An annual Halloween fear competition between a fraternity and sorority goes awry when drugs, alcohol, and the old battle of the sexes are mixed together. Who will win this year? At what cost? The lives of men, women, and animals are at stake in this unflinching, carnal, and depraved found footage film.
“Back in November, I revealed that I had been secretly working with co-directors Norith Soth and Taka Arai on their found-footage shocker Face: A Frat Party Massacre, based on the short story by Mikal Britt,” commented Brad Miska at Bloody Disgusting.
The film stars Sienna Beckman, Scott Alin, Brooke Diane Flint, Carolyn Matini, Lauren See, Roby Sobieski, Jessica Ann Kelley, Max Aria, Ashley Ann Alvarado, Taylor Judkin, and prolific genre actor Lex Woofer.
“As you can see, this film is really raw, dirty, and ugly. I think it reflects the social commentary quite well, although some of you may not be able to stomach the style (and that’s okay!). There are currently two vastly different variations of the film, with the version I executive produced being included on the home video release August 19 (or so I’m told). No matter which version you see, I can guarantee the finale is going to beat the living shit out of your gut. I caught a very early test screening that left me feeling sick, which is how I ended up becoming involved in this bizarre found-footage flick.”
Face: A Frat Party Massacre had its world premiere at the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival in December 2013 and was released on DVD—now out of print—on Aug. 19, 2014, at Amazon.com. View the film’s IMDb page. Watch the full 1-hour, 14-minute cut and the alternate 60-minute version, then read reviews below the trailer.
Brad Miska also wrote this at Bloody Disgusting: “It’s one of the most raw found-footage movies I’ve ever seen. In fact, it’s going to annoy most of you. But, for those who are seeking something widely different, and can handle the hand-held “shaky cam” look, you may wanna take a chance on Face. I saw the initial cut of the film, released on DVD, and found it disgusting and unnerving. Still, it was long in the tooth and felt repetitive. I worked a bit with Norith to try and bring some cohesiveness to the film, which resulted in this 60-minute cut that’s now available on Fandor (watch below). This was a simple case of friend helping a friend, and I hope that some of you enjoy this weird, tiny, and nauseating indie.”
Trailer:
Watch 1hour 14min full film Face: A Frat Party Massacre (2012) uploaded by HolyCheese! at Internet Archive.org:
Watch 60 minute version of Face: A Frat Party Massacre uploaded by CheeseWizard85 at Internet Archive.org:
Here's another upload of the 60 minute version of Face: A Frat Party Massacre uploaded by yum-cha at Internet Archive.org:
Reviews:
"Well that escalated quickly > It's surprising that this movie has gotten so little attention; though it's not great, it should be of interest to horror fans. Parties that get out of control and mean teens are fun subjects, and found-footage adds to the fun. Some will probably be annoyed by the shaky cam, some might be bored by the movie going over part of the timeline twice from different perspectives, and some will say the plot is too predictable or unrealistic. The concluding events are the whole point of the movie, but they don't unfold in a very plausible way. On the other hand, plausibility might be impossible so it might as well go for shock-value. Bottom line is that the movie delivered." 6/10 Review by timlin-4 at IMDb.com
"Fun as hell and batshit crazy. Shoutout to the film’s producer for making this free to view for Black Friday." ★★★½ Review by Eggy S at Letterboxd.com
"that was, indeed, a frat party massacre." ★★ Review by ava adore at Letterboxd.com
"An interesting one to uncover if you’re into this more guerrilla style of filmmaking. Not for me and a little nauseating due to the camera work, but overall glad I was able to final check this one off my list." ★ Review by Prince Jackson at Letterboxd.com
"Ah yes, viral TikTok marketing does it again. Except I didn’t actually hate this one?
The rules of this so-called competition “tradition” are very unclear. It seems like it’s just an excuse to party, then pull some drug-related nonsense and get a group CNC thing going.
Where it gets interesting is that the previous year, it escalated to the degree of revenge porn being posted, which causes things to boil over this year, and violence breaks out.
There’s a surprisingly interesting metaphor that appears in the last 20 or so minutes where the girls steadily assimilate themselves into frat boy culture. First, they wear their clothes. Then, they start speaking like them. Then, they literally cut off and wear their faces. Then, they take their dicks and assault each other pretty much all night. It’s an interesting commentary on toxic masculinity and how that attitude can amplify in groups.
The line delivery in this is much better than normal for the genre. I specify line delivery instead of acting because there really aren’t any characters that exist outside the horned up Greek life archetype. There’s a couple creative camera choices (ex. Putting a camera on the dog), and it definitely gets more enjoyable once the gore kicks in at the ~45 minute mark.
The face (haha, get it) of the viral marketing scheme that brought this movie to my attention, Rickysixsixsix, has always been hyperbolic. He calls practically everything he reviews “the most disturbing film he’s ever seen,” this being no exception. Anybody with even a little bit of experience in horror as a genre will have no issues with the content of this film at all, so the supposed “most disturbing film ever made” reputation is very much not warranted." ★★★ Review by Dan Saillant at Letterboxd.com
"Pretty stupid but sooo entertaining" ★★★½ Review by Kat at Letterboxd.com
"Okey, so I get that the final 15 or so minutes will be shocking and disturbing to a lot of people. But was it worth it to sit through an hour of shaky found footage of nothing but frat bros being sex pests while the sorority girls are “up to something”?
I was undeniably uncomfortable for the first 20 minutes, which would have been a good sign, but then the whole thing took a nosedive and became a meandering slog. So when the “shocking” climax comes to a head, I’m far to bored to even care. It’s kinda disturbing in retrospective, but in the moment I almost yelled “finally!”
Not something I’d recommend, but the final 15 minutes can be worth checking h out if you’re interested." ★ Review by Mårtuary Holpers at Letterboxd.com
"Average SEC" ★★★ Review by StephenR1 at Letterboxd.com
"TikTok lied. Made it seem so ”disturbing” it had been taken off the internet for 10 years when in reality it’s just a horrible badly filmed and acted movie. With the last 15 minutes being a cluster fuck if the first hour of the movie wasn’t already. Smfh" ★ Review by johnathancruz10 at Letterboxd.com
"I mean the dog wearing the face at the end got a giggle out of me... But again this is why you don't trust fools on tik tok. This sucked" ½ Review by Georgellicious at Letterboxd.com
"Endlessly tedious found-footage horror movie about revenge in a fraternity/sorority Halloween party taken too far, that goes on and on until its gruesome climax. This is a difficult movie to review since most of it depends on a twist in the plot. But suffice it to say that besides the fatal flaw of it being yet another found-footage movie, there are also badly written over-the-top obnoxious characters, including frat-boys that are basically porn-addicted, testosterone-for-brains, closet-homosexual bullies, and then there's the suggestion made by this movie that a drug can turn relatively normal people into Ed Gein, complete with a fascination for re-usable body parts." Review by TheLastExit.net
