Faces of Death III
The third installment of the infamous "is it real or fake?" mondo series sets its sights primarily on serial killers, with lengthy reenactments of police investigations of bodies being found in dumpsters, and a staged courtroom sequence.
Why it matters
A lurid plunge into the mondo obsession with death, Faces of Death III blurs the lines between documentary shock and staged spectacle to confront society’s macabre fascination with serial killers.
- Focuses on the grim underbelly of true crime obsession before the genre’s mainstream boom—an unsettling precursor to today’s true crime saturation.
- Extended reenactments and staged courtroom drama trade raw terror for crafted narrative, making it more a performance of horror than pure shock.
- Appeals to fans of exploitation and mondo cinema looking to trace the evolution of death-on-screen sensationalism.
- Less about gore authenticity, more about cultural morbidity—the film’s murky ethics invite reflection on our appetite for real violence packaged as entertainment.
Director
5 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
85
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
14
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
14
Survival
17
Found FootageMockumentarySerial Killer
