''Hillside Cannibals'' is a 2006

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directed by Leigh Scott and produced by

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. The film is a

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of the film ''

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'', another film released around the same month, but its plot also incorporates elements from other films, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' House of 1000 Corpses''.

Plot

In the year 1606, Sawney Bean, a ruthless psychopath, earned a notoriety as the world's most brutal serial killer, predating Jack the Ripper and Bloody Bill by several hundred years. In life, Sawney was a cannibal, who captured his victims and literally butchered them, feasting on their corpses afterwards. His practices are continued in the modern day by his in-bred descendants, who dwell in vast caves in the

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and feed on the flesh of passers-by, as a group of teenagers soon discover whilst exploring the steep cliff-face where Sawney's descendants dwell in search of flesh.

Cast

* Heather Conforto as Linda *

Tom Nagel Tom Nagel (born October 27, 1980) is an American actor noted for his roles in direct-to-video films, such as '' The Butcher'', ''The Apocalypse'', ''Pirates of Treasure Island'', and '' Hillside Cannibals''. According to IMDb, Nagel left the U. ...

as Bill * Katayoun Dara as Tonya * Vaz Andreas as Callum * Frank Pacheco as Magnus *

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as Rhiana * Ella Holden as Amber * Justin Jones as Mark * Marie Westbrook as Tog * Thomas Downey as Towart / Mr. Pratt * Crystal Napoles as Tearlach * Chriss Anglin as Ted * Louis Graham as Sheriff Lachlan * Leigh Scott as Sawney Bean / David * Brian J. Garland as Balloch

Reception

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panned ''Hillside Cannibal'', commenting that they found the film so unenjoyable that getting "stupid drunk" through a proposed drinking game "is probably the best way to get through this ordeal." HorrorTalk also heavily criticized the movie, as they felt that the film had several flaws that were due to lazy film making and that the script was "just terrible".

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''Hillside Cannibals'' at The Asylum
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