(1978)
Director: Jack Weis
Writer: Jack Weis
The first word that comes to mind when I try to describe Mardi Gras Massacre is "awkward". Everything about this movie is awkward and clumsy; the acting, the dialogue, the soundtrack, the special effects, the plot. And I loved every minute of it.
The plot is a pretty thinly veiled rip-off of Blood Feast. A bizarrely mannered well-dressed man (played hilariously by William Metzo) strolls into New Orleans bars and strip clubs asking for the "most evil" woman there. He then takes her back to his place where he ties her to an altar and ritually sacrifices her to his god Quetzalcoatl while absolutely terrible disco music plays in the background. Meanwhile, two police officers are trying to get to the bottom of the strange series of murders. The video box promises that the film concludes in a "climactic nine-person sacrifice", but that never actually happens.
There's not a lot a whole lot I can say about Mardi Gras Massacre except that, aside from Return Of The Boogeyman (which as it turns out is not actually on the list), it is definitely the most ineptly made film I've seen on the video nasties list so far. Although unlike Return Of The Boogeyman, Mardi Gras Massacre is actually delightfully bad. I had a blast watching it and was constantly on the edge of my seat waiting for the next inexplicable line of dialogue, inappropriate use of disco music, or side-splittingly awful jump cut. If you're a fan of so-bad-they're-good horror films, it is definitely worth seeking out.
Enjoyability: 8 1/2 out of 12 beers.
Quality: 2 out of 10 skulls.
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