Moon in Scorpio
A Vietnam vet with PTSD and his new wife are invited for their honeymoon aboard his war buddy's yacht along with a third war friend and their girlfriends. Soon, they are being slaughtered one-by-one by a mysterious gloved assailant with an unusual pronged murder weapon.
Why it matters
A moody ’80s slasher that leans hard into psychological tension and a tight, claustrophobic setting to unsettle beyond the usual kill count.
- Early riff on the war trauma-meets-slasher trope, tapping into ’80s cultural anxieties about Vietnam vets and PTSD.
- The yacht setting traps characters in a stylish, sun-drenched prison where paranoia festers and suspicion cuts deep.
- Practical gore effects deliver brutal, inventive kills with a memorable pronged murder weapon that stands out in slasher lore.
- For fans of tangled relationships and slow-burn dread as much as blood — an atmospheric, if uneven, mood piece from director Gary Graver.
Director
3 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
0
Survival
83
