''Splatter Farm'' is a 1987 horror film directed by the

Polonia Brothers Twin brothers and filmmakers Mark Polonia and John Polonia (born September 30, 1968) founded Polonia Bros Entertainment and Cinegraphic Productions. Between them they have written, directed and produced over 40 feature films, often shot-on-vid ...

and starring them along with Todd Smith.

Plot

Twin brothers Alan and Joseph spend the summer visiting their Aunt Lacey at her secluded, run-down property, not knowing that she has a necrophilic attraction to her deceased husband, whose body she keeps in her house, and that her farmhand Jeremy dismembers local townsfolk and stores their body parts in the barn for uses later on.

Production

''Splatter Farm'' was part of the

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movement of the 1980s, which allowed film-makers with limited resources the ability to market their product.

Release

The film was released on

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in 1987 by Donna Michele Productions, and again on

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by Camp Motion Pictures in 2007 in a somewhat modified format. A review on

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stated that the film had "an audacity that was startling in a film made by teenagers."

Reception

The film is said to have been deliberately shot so as to seem amateurish.

Sequel

The sequel ''Return to Splatter Farm'' was produced in Pennsylvania in 2019. It was directed by Mark Polonia and Jeff Kirkendall. The film was released on 11/10/2020. The story picks up 33 years after the events of the first film.

References

External links

Mark Polonia
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complete film on YouTube
Return to Splatter Farm
on IMDb 1987 horror films Direct-to-video horror films American splatter films 1987 direct-to-video films 1987 films Films directed by Mark Polonia Films set on farms 1980s English-language films 1980s American films English-language horror films {{1980s-US-film-stub