Skeleton Crew (2009) movie poster

Skeleton Crew

2009 ·1h 30m · ★ 4.2 (40)

Back in the early 1970s, at a mental institution near the Russian border, a crazed doctor, Dr. Anderson assumed the persona of "the Auteur," and began murdering his patients while filming the atrocities. Thirty years later, an American film crew has arrived at the hospital to shoot a horror film based on those awful events. The director, Steven, is determined to make the film as realistic as possible, a goal that doesn't seem too far-fetched when his Finnish sound men discover a hidden room in the hospital basement. There, perfectly preserved, are the original snuff films shot by "the Auteur". As Steven's obsession grows, his cast and crew begin to fear for his sanity. But this is only the beginning, because when Steven discovers actual camera used by "the Auteur", he assumes the role of the murderous doctor and the real slaughter begins.

Why it matters

Horror DNA

Gore
100
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
100
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
43
Survival
100

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTortureMedical Gore

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

chainsaw snuff massacrefilm crewfilmmakingmental hospitalsadistic psychopathsnuff

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