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The Hills Run Red

The Hills Run Red

Horror · Thriller · 2009

A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.

Movie details

The Hills Run Red

“Trespassers will be slaughtered...”

2009 Horror · Thriller 1h 21m

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5.8 / 10

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A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Hills Run Red?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Dave Parker

Written by

David J. Schow · John Carchietta

Sophie Monk

Sophie Monk

Alexa Concannon

Tad Hilgenbrink

Tad Hilgenbrink

Tyler

William Sadler

William Sadler

Wilson Wyler Concannon

Janet Montgomery

Janet Montgomery

Serina

Alex Wyndham

Alex Wyndham

Lalo

Ewan Bailey

Ewan Bailey

Sonny

M

Mike Straub

Gabe

Court is in session

Put The Hills Run Red on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.