Madison County (2011)

Madison County is about a group of college kids that travel to a remote, mountain town called Madison County to interview the author of a tell-all book on the accounts of the grisly murders that happened in the town over two decades ago. Upon their arrival, the author is no where to be found and the townspeople state that they’ve “not seen him in years.” They also deny that Damien Ewell, the notorious murderer, ever existed and that the murders never happened. As the kids start to dig around to get their own answers, they come to find that the stories, and Damien, maybe more real than the townspeople are letting on. (via Bloody Disgusting)

Writer/Director Eric England's Madison County looks like it could one of the most promising slasher films in recent years.

In modern horror, many masked madmen (Fig. A) have been replaced by things such as video tapes, cell phones and little Asian boys who live in your closet, so when I saw the pig-headed bad guy in the trailer for Madison County, it immediately sparked my interest.

Fig. A

From what the trailer shows, the story centers around a group of teenagers who travel through the backwoods of a remote town that isn't too welcoming, looking for the author of a book about local murders that happened years before the events of the film. What they stumble upon is a pig-headed, axe-wielding killer known as Damien.

The number one thing that attracts me to this film is the killer, Damien. The pig head is a symbol that has stood the test of time as a sign of discomfort and evil. From Lord of the Flies to the Saw series, it has never failed to be a disturbing omen, and now, with Madison County, it becomes the face of a new breed of killer who appears to stand alongside titans like Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers as an anonymous, speechless murderer.

The plot has the right format for a classic slasher film: dumb teenagers, half naked blonde girls, the masked killer and plenty of blood and gore.

This is a film that could be a major piece of slasher history if it's done correctly, and I most definitely hope it lives up to the high expectations I currently have for it. 

Release Date: Unknown

Director: Eric England

Notable Actors: None

Official Wesbite: Madison County Official Site

Official Trailer: