Writer Jack (Joe Hollow) has been plagued by writer's block for quite some time now but has agent Callie (April Lindsell) breathing down his neck, urging him to at least deliver a treatment for his next novel, ultimately giving him a very tight deadline. So Jack and his wife Sienna (Debbie Rochon) take a trip to his childhood home in the mountains in hope he can find inspiration there - a trip that seems to be doomed from the start, as she takes the new surroundings as an opportunity to rekindle their marriage which has been somewhat derailed by her cheating on him - with his best friend no less. And while he appreciates her efforts, he's way too preoccupied with getting his writing done, with only minimal success - and this only drives Sienna from him and makes the situation worse. Then he finds a VHS tape called Violent Love in the mail, and figuring it must come from Callie, he starts watching it and finds it containing a mixture of BDSM, mutilation and murder that disgusts him as much as it fascinates him, so he keeps watching - while slowly drifting off into a demonic nightmare world.

In the meantime, in another part of town, Vivienne (August Kyss) takes her own life out of guilt over having lost her children. But with the help of a dark figure called the Death Dealer, she is given a new lease on life. Eventually she and Jack meet at the local bar, start talking and get along nicely - but with Jack's fucked up life and Vivienne's demonic backgrounds, this can only end in disaster ...

Genre favourite Debra Lamb can be heard reading the opening narration in this one.

Flesh of the Unforgiven sure isn't your run-of-the-mill horror feature, it's a mood piece that moves at a leisurly speed to properly build up its story while having no problems veering off into the associative, the absurd, the grotesque and even the surreal should need arise, but ties up all neatly into a solid and actually pretty compelling piece of horror that thanks to a relatable backstory goes for more than just the jugular. And an on-point cast help to keep the thing earthed, all resulting in pretty awesome genre entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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