Delirium
An ex-soldier is hired by local right-wingers as a vigilante to clean up criminals and street people. However, he freaks out and starts killing off everybody.
Why it matters
A grim late-’70s grindhouse dive into vigilante madness that captures the era’s raw urban decay and fractured post-Vietnam psyche.
- Channeling the toxic aftermath of war trauma through a killer’s unraveling mind, it’s a disturbing character study wrapped in exploitation trappings.
- Practical gore effects and gritty location shooting deliver that authentic low-budget grindhouse grime.
- For fans of “The Toolbox Murders” and “The Centerfold Girls,” it’s a snapshot of 1970s exploitation’s uneasy flirtation with social unrest.
- Not for those seeking clear moral lines or polished storytelling—Delirium’s strength lies in its murky, unsettling atmosphere and its portrait of violence as societal symptom.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
57
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
86
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
28
Survival
50
