Unmasked Part 25 (1989) movie poster

Unmasked Part 25

1989 ·1h 28m · ★ 5.5 (26)

Jackson is a lonely serial killer who is really beginning to question the point of all his killing. He is losing focus on why he started to kill in the first place. The future looks bleak until he meets a blind girl, Shelly, who begins to show him that life isn't so bad. It is all up to Jackson to decide if he's going to stop killing and start learning responsibility and think about finding a real job and starting a family.

Why it matters

A slasher with a surprisingly introspective twist, Unmasked Part 25 wrestles with the existential ennui of its killer amid the gore.

  • Serial killer as existential antihero — rare self-reflective slasher from the late ’80s grindhouse era.
  • Low-budget charm with practical gore effects that recall the genre’s blood-soaked heyday.
  • Subverts slasher tropes by injecting awkward attempts at empathy and redemption.
  • For fans of offbeat cult slashers who appreciate when the mask slips beyond mindless violence.

Horror DNA

Gore
57
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
83
Cerebral
0
Survival
33
Serial KillerSlasher

Content Warnings

Body HorrorEye TraumaDehumanization

Phobia triggers

Eyes

TMDB Keywords

blindnessdisfigurementgore

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