PopHorror Let's Get Scared
Everyone who knows me knows that I love movies that are based on legends or creepy stories. So when I was offered the chance to review Scarred (AKA Kandie Land), I was thrilled. Written and directed by Eddie Lengyel (Mother Krampus 2 2018 – read our review here, American Poltergeist: Curse of Lilith Ratchet 2018 – read our review here), this film fell right into my top ten list of slasher motion pictures, and I know I will be watching it again and again. So, without further ado, I bring to you my review of the cinematic masterpiece, Scarred.
Scarred is a visionary masterpiece that takes a man’s hatred for all things beautiful and turns it into a grinding murderous story of resentment and self-condemnation. The gore is gratifying and amazing, and I was beyond thrilled at the amount of bloody moments. The acting in the film is great as well, with some of that underground, horror grit that I have grown to love. Scarred brought me back to my favorite subcategory of cinema: vengeful killing out of self-hatred.
The expression “Beauty is pain” becomes a sick and twisted reality for a group of models. But first, we meet the infamous and demented Kandie family, and learn of the years of twisted abuse by the father toward his son, Jonah, which climaxes when he mutilates of his son’s face with a razor, only adding to the mental damage from the years of abuse. The younger Kandie is presumed dead, but as we all know, legends live on.
Years later, a group of four models go on a photo shoot in the home of the notorious Kandie family. Little do they know that Jonah Kandie (Don Kilrain: Voodoo Rising 2016) is still lurking around in the shadows, and, to their ultimate misfortune, he doesn’t take to well to trespassers. Determined to kill them, he takes them out one by one with no remorse. The scars on Jonah, both mentally and physically, have caused irreparable damage on his soul, and his hate for all things perfect and beautiful becomes vengefully clear.
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Scarred is an enjoyable film. I loved the reality-based aspect of the concept. It gave me the shivers, especially with the nods to a Leatherface-type of murderer, while at the same time, offering up a story that is completely unique and unforgettable. As a character, Jonah Kandie absolutely fascinated me, and I am hoping that, in the years to come, we can see more tales of the Kandie family. It isn’t every day that I compare a film to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but with this film, I felt the compliment was well deserved. I applaud the filmmakers for their epic ability to be scary and remind us of all those legends that we were told at bedtime.
