Anthropophagous 2 (1981)

Anthropophagous 2: Directed by Joe D’Amato. With George Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel, Katya Berger. A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.

“Joe Du0026#39;Amato and George Eastmanu0026#39;s follow-up to the notorious u0026quot;The Grim Reaperu0026quot; (Antropophagus) is sick, twisted and – oh yes – deliciously absurd! Thereu0026#39;s no real story and the amount of genuine chills is limited, but the gory murder sequences are sensational and they easily rank among the craziest stuff ever caught on film. Eastman once again portrays a Greek psycho-killer, though a different one than the fetus-munching monster in Antropophagus (love that title!), cheerfully butchering half the population of a small American town. Nikos isnu0026#39;t your ordinary madman, but a scientific guinea pig whose blood coagulates much faster and hence he instantly recovers from severe wounds, like gunshots or impalement. Heu0026#39;s pursued by an unintelligible priest, a chain-smoking copper and his black assistant who isnu0026#39;t allowed to talk without permission. No wonder none of these blokes is capable of catching or even tracing Nikos and the body count increases immensely. Whenever George isnu0026#39;t barbarically killing someone using band saws, surgical devices or axes, u0026quot;Absurdu0026quot; is rather dull, slow-moving and borrowing story ideas as well as direct quotes from John Carpenteru0026#39;s landmark slasher Halloween. Thereu0026#39;s babysitters in peril, young kids spotting the bogeyman everywhere around the house and dangerous killers escaping from hospital beds. Still, if youu0026#39;re looking for really good horror cinema, just wait for the climax which is quite suspenseful and it makes the popular title u0026quot;Absurdu0026quot; all the more meaningful.”