SummaryOn a June night in 1912, eight people—a mother, father, their four children, and two guests—were murdered by an axe-wielding killer in the sleepy town of Villisca, Iowa, a case that remains unsolved to this day. 104 years later, Caleb (Robert Adamson) and Denny (Jarrett Sleeper), two friends who share an interest in ghost hunting, along with Jess... Read More
Directed By:Tony E. Valenzuela
Written By:Kevin Abrams, Owen Egerton, Tony E. Valenzuela
The Axe Murders of Villisca
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Jan 24, 2017
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The Axe Murders Of Villisca is too familiar a haunted house story to be anything more than generic.
Jan 19, 2017
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The Axe Murders of Villisca never really comes to much, perhaps because its focus is too diffuse. The scares are low, and the plot under-baked.
Jan 26, 2017
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Disjointed and confusing, the film fails to live up to the promise of its spooky setting. There’s a good horror film to be made from this story, but The Axe Murders of Villisca isn’t it.
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Production Company:
- Ketchum Labs
Release Date:Jan 20, 2017
Duration:1 h 18 m
Tagline:In 1912, Eight People Were Brutally Murdered in Their House. This House.
Awards
Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
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