The Funhouse Massacre

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Director: Andy Palmer Year: 2015 Runtime: 90 min IMDb: ⭐ 5.2
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Synopsis

Six of the worlds scariest psychopaths escape from a local Asylum and proceed to unleash terror on the unsuspecting crowd of a Halloween Funhouse whose themed mazes are inspired by their various reigns of terror.

Halloween Night – Journalist Miss Quinn comes to the Statesville Mental Hospital to interview Warden Kane. The warden introduces Ms. Quinn to five of the asylum’s most notorious serial killer inmates. Jeffrey Ramses was a chef who became known as "Animal the Cannibal" for serving victims to his customers. Murderous dentist Bradford Young is known as "Dr. Suave". Walter Harris is “The Taxidermist". "Rocco the Clown" was an underground wrestler who killed his opponents in the ring. Manual Dyer was a cult leader who considered himself a prophet, but is referred to as "Mental Manny" because of his psychosis. Miss Quinn reveals herself to actually be "The Stitch Face Killer" when she murders Warden Kane and the guards before freeing the inmates. Manny refers to Quinn as "Dollface" because she is also his daughter Eileen. Sheriff Kate Dyer and bumbling Deputy Doyle investigate a murder at a motel. Having been tricked into doing so while romantically involved with Dollface, proprietor Dennis themes his Land of Illusions Haunted Scream Park at the Macon County Funhouse around the crimes of the Statesville Mental Hospital inmates. Manny has Rocco attack Dennis and drag him away as the killers murder the actors playing them and take over their roles inside the maze. Along with their friends Mikey and Randall, diner coworkers Morgan, Laurie, Christina, and Jason leave work to go the Halloween haunt. Coworker Gerardo drives everyone there, but leaves after deciding that the attraction looks too frightening. All night long, the killers murder unsuspecting patrons. Other customers assume the gore is part of the entertainment. After taking a prank phone call, Deputy Doyle assumes all incoming calls concerning attacks at the funhouse are fake. Kate returns to the crime scene at the motel and discovers that the room belonged to Dollface. Clues lead Kate to conclude that whatever Dollface was planning involved the Statesville Mental Hospital inmates. Kate regroups with Deputy Doyle and the two of them discover the bloodbath at the asylum. Dollface kills Christina in the bathroom after Christina has sex with Jason. The other friends realize what is actually happening at the funhouse after they find Christina’s dead body. The friends find themselves cornered when they discover the front gate to the park is chained shut. Rocco murders Mikey, Randall, and Jason. Laurie remains trapped inside the park while Morgan escapes and goes for help. As he and the sheriff arrive at the funhouse, Deputy Doyle accidentally shoots Morgan’s arm when Morgan flags them down. Morgan explains what is happening inside the park. Gerardo joins their group and together, the four of them return to Land of Illusions to rescue the others and take down the killers. Laurie kills Dr. Suave. Manny kills WKDE deejays Bob and Dave in front of the crowd during their live Halloween broadcast from the attraction. Manny then announces to the audience that all of the murders they have witnessed were real. The remaining killers continue attacking panicking patrons. Deputy Doyle, Morgan, and Gerardo regroup with Laurie and go on the offensive while Kate goes after Manny. Doyle shoots The Taxidermist. Morgan and Gerardo kill Animal. Doyle faces off against Rocco and shoots him to the ground. Kate is revealed to be an escaped cult member who is also Manny’s daughter. Kate shoots and kills Manny. Dollface attacks Kate. Laurie becomes involved in the fight and watches as Kate and Dollface stab each other to death. Doyle, Morgan, Gerardo, and Laurie escape in the light of day as more police arrive at the park. Rocco suddenly reappears and kills Morgan. The cops riddle Rocco with bullets. Doyle retrieves a shotgun and fires into Rocco at point blank range. Gerardo leaves as Laurie recovers in an ambulance. EMTs announce that they have another survivor and wheel Kate into the ambulance. As the vehicle takes to the road, Laurie realizes Kate is actually Dollface wearing the sheriff’s skin. Dollface later escapes the ambulance after leaving it disabled along the side of the road. Back at the funhouse, Rocco reanimates while inside a body bag.

Summary adapted from TMDb and Wikipedia sources.

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Content Warnings

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a dragon dies
Yes
a child is abandoned by a parent or guardian
spoiler No but a parent dies
there's child abuse
Yes
there's abusive parents
spoiler One of the serial killers is a parent who has raised his daughter to kill, this is not explored in detail
someone uses drugs
spoiler A group of funhouse actors smoke weed and are reprimanded by their boss
someone is held under water
spoiler A woman holds the female killer’s head in a toilet
someone is restrained
spoiler The haunt actor pretending to be The Taxidermist is bound to a table by the real taxidermist.
a woman gets slapped
Yes
someone's mouth is covered
Yes
there's eye mutilation
Yes
there's excessive gore
Yes
there's torture
Yes
there's body horror
Yes
there's finger/toe mutilation
Yes
heads get squashed
Yes
teeth are damaged
spoiler Yes, one of the killers is a dentist who tortures his victims by removing their teeth before they kill him
someone is burned alive
Yes
there's decapitation
spoiler Several heads are cut and ripped off
someone's throat is mutilated
Yes
there's cannibalism
spoiler When there's a character named Animal the Cannibal, cannibalism is a given. Shockingly, it's only shown twice
someone is crushed to death
Yes
there's amputation
Yes
someone struggles to breathe
Yes
someone breaks a bone
Yes
somebody is choked
Yes
hands are damaged
Yes
someone is stabbed
Yes
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
there's shaving/cutting
Yes
a major character dies
Yes
someone dies
Yes
someone sacrifices themselves
Yes
a parent dies
spoiler Yes, the sheriff’s mother is revealed to have been killed before the events of the movie
a family member dies
Yes
there are jump scares
Yes
there are clowns
Yes
there's ghosts
Yes
there are mannequins
spoiler Some of the decorations in the funhouse are mannequin like
someone vomits
spoiler Off screen but audio is heard Timestamp around 1:10:50 till the scene ends at 1:11:21 After the deputy shoots one of the bad guys just skip to the end of the scene
There's audio gore
Yes
someone is eaten
Yes
there's spitting
spoiler it’s implied heavily that three kitchen staff spit in a man’s food
there is copaganda
spoiler The cops are shown to be pretty incompetent.
needles/syringes are used
Yes
there's a mental institution scene
Yes
there's a hospital scene
spoiler There is a scene with body bags and ambulances that shows medical gear being used.
there's misophonia
Yes
a mentally ill person is violent
spoiler Yes, all of the killers are presented as being mentally ill as they are imprisoned in an asylum
someone has a mental illness
Yes
someone has a meltdown
Yes
someone dies by suicide
spoiler Yes there is discussion of a mass suicide that took place before the film and there are some extremely short scenes showing vaguely what happened
Someone attempts suicide
spoiler See does someone commit suicide
shaky cam is used
Yes
there's flashing lights or images
Yes
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there's screaming
Yes
there's underwater scenes
spoiler Someone’s head is held underwater in a toilet bowl
someone is watched without knowing
spoiler Two characters are watched having sex and they don’t notice
there is sexual content
spoiler There are a few sex scenes, played extremely comedically
there are nude scenes
Yes
someone is sexually objectified
Yes
there's end credits scenes?
spoiler 2 end credit scenes
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
Yes
someone drowns
spoiler Attempted drowning in a toilet bowl, but doesn’t actually drown
there's gun violence
Yes

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