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The Driller Killer

Directed by Abel Ferrara

1979 · USA · 96min · English
Cult Classic · Exploitation · Slasher

A frayed nerve of a film. The city's decay seeps into the protagonist, a struggling artist who morphs into a homicidal driller. His descent is a gruesome symphony of urban blight and bloody chaos. No subtlety here; just raw, visceral violence and a punk-rock nihilism that crackles with unsettling energy. It's a descent into madness, filmed with a feverish intensity. This isn't a horror movie; it's a transmission from a dead channel, bleeding static and disturbing images.