Pitchfork Massacre (1984?)

booper71 · 08-01-2012, 03:53 PM

Has anyone heard of this film, it had a two week run at theaters and drive-ins during the first quarter of 1984, it may have come to VHS under a different name!

MorallySound · 08-01-2012, 05:25 PM

http://retroslashers.net/lost-slashe...massacre-1984/

Still unsolved, but I think the last comment in the comments section sounds about like that's what it might be. I think The Slayer at least fits more than the 8 films he thinks it is, especially having seen 5 of them and it's likely not them re-titled.

baggio · 08-01-2012, 08:26 PM

What about Invitation to Hell (1982)

Woman gets pitchforked. Same age group as the woman in the ad. And she was wearing a jacket.

Or how about Igor And The Lunatics / aka Bloodshed (1985)

Same crazy Texas Massacre type movie. Crazy group and all. Has a pitchfork scene. Fits the time. Fits the slogan in the ad. Like an alternate to TCM.

You never know?

booper71 · 08-02-2012, 04:29 AM

I would have doubts about the 1984 Invitation To Hell, since that was a tv-movie of the week, but it might be the 1982 UK horror opus Invitation to Hell, which came in under three running times which means it has been cut and recut, usually with name change in different regions.

Still feel the Slayer is it, I made that post over at RS.

WesReviews · 08-06-2012, 09:52 PM

I dunno, with no credits listed, this looks more like an indie type thing.

Very interesting, though. I love a good mystery.

chancetx · 08-07-2012, 05:02 AM

Any chance it could be a retitled "Invasion of the Blood Farmers"? I never saw that but the poster features a pitchfork prominently. And it wouldn't be the first time a non-slasher film was retitled to fool unsuspecting moviegoers.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-57rJBKIgJx...9b4bo1_400.jpg

baggio · 11-15-2012, 03:15 PM

So is this mystery solved yet or what?

WesReviews · 11-19-2012, 06:20 PM

bruce h · 11-19-2012, 08:28 PM

My money's on Tobe Hooper's EATEN ALIVE.

Dusk · 02-25-2013, 11:19 AM

No, not solved yet.

Plenty of random guesses, but guesses only complicate rather than simplify the mystery.

I've been going through film, by film, of the numerous possibilities, looking for the chick on the poster screaming. The poster is way too cheap to have bothered hiring a model...it's way too cheap not to be a poorly duplicated still from the movie.

Going to take forever to sift through all relevant movies... would love for anyone to help... the only way to start classifying this as a lost original film is to rule out that it's a retitling.

elDomenechHDG · 02-25-2013, 02:31 PM

1978'S Touch of Satan (just released by Code Red) was re-released years later under a different title. Not sure which, exactly, but it had "Pitchfork" in it. There's no massacre, though - just one guy being disembowled with the tool in almost total darkness (if I remember correctly).

WesReviews · 02-27-2013, 06:03 PM

A very intriguing mystery for sure.

booper71 · 05-23-2013, 03:04 AM

Vacanze per un massacro (1980) – aka on VHS “MadNess” in 1980 – re-released to theaters for short stints in 80s as Pitchfork Massacre – my Italian bro in law identified the actress from the Pitchfork Massacre art as Lorraine De Selle – an actress grindhouse fans are familiar with. Film features deaths by Pitchfork.

booper71 · 05-23-2013, 03:06 AM

She was in HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE PARK and CANNIBAL FEROX.

08-01-2012, 03:53 PM	#1
booper71 Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio (Cincinnati) Posts: 972	Pitchfork Massacre (1984?) Has anyone heard of this film, it had a two week run at theaters and drive-ins during the first quarter of 1984, it may have come to VHS under a different name! __________________ Slow posting tenderness since 2002.

08-01-2012, 05:25 PM	#2
MorallySound There is no magic. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5,847	http://retroslashers.net/lost-slashe...massacre-1984/ Still unsolved, but I think the last comment in the comments section sounds about like that's what it might be. I think The Slayer at least fits more than the 8 films he thinks it is, especially having seen 5 of them and it's likely not them re-titled. __________________ "Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever." - Martin Bad Monster Films \| Mantis in Black Lace \| Vimeo \| Letterboxd \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| Reel to Reel \| Oh, the Horror! \| DVD Aficionado

08-01-2012, 08:26 PM	#3
baggio HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,787	What about Invitation to Hell (1982) Woman gets pitchforked. Same age group as the woman in the ad. And she was wearing a jacket. Or how about Igor And The Lunatics / aka Bloodshed (1985) Same crazy Texas Massacre type movie. Crazy group and all. Has a pitchfork scene. Fits the time. Fits the slogan in the ad. Like an alternate to TCM. You never know? Last edited by baggio; 08-01-2012 at 08:36 PM.

08-02-2012, 04:29 AM	#4
booper71 Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio (Cincinnati) Posts: 972	I would have doubts about the 1984 Invitation To Hell, since that was a tv-movie of the week, but it might be the 1982 UK horror opus Invitation to Hell, which came in under three running times which means it has been cut and recut, usually with name change in different regions. Still feel the Slayer is it, I made that post over at RS. __________________ Slow posting tenderness since 2002.

08-06-2012, 09:52 PM	#5
WesReviews HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 1,464	I dunno, with no credits listed, this looks more like an indie type thing. Very interesting, though. I love a good mystery. __________________ "This Scientology stuff for real? Sounds like some weird cult you'd find in a Troma movie." - S-10 Oh, The Horror! Reviews - Horror movie reviews... all decades, all sub-genres. ACTION ALLIANCE - Action film talk with action film fans. "Life differs from the play only in this... it has no plot, all is vague, desultory, unconnected till the curtain drops with the mystery unsolved." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

08-07-2012, 05:02 AM	#6
chancetx Stalker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 304	Any chance it could be a retitled "Invasion of the Blood Farmers"? I never saw that but the poster features a pitchfork prominently. And it wouldn't be the first time a non-slasher film was retitled to fool unsuspecting moviegoers. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-57rJBKIgJx...9b4bo1_400.jpg

11-15-2012, 03:15 PM	#7
baggio HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,787	So is this mystery solved yet or what?

11-19-2012, 06:20 PM	#8
WesReviews HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 1,464	__________________ "This Scientology stuff for real? Sounds like some weird cult you'd find in a Troma movie." - S-10 Oh, The Horror! Reviews - Horror movie reviews... all decades, all sub-genres. ACTION ALLIANCE - Action film talk with action film fans. "Life differs from the play only in this... it has no plot, all is vague, desultory, unconnected till the curtain drops with the mystery unsolved." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

11-19-2012, 08:28 PM	#9
bruce h Editor - CINEMA ARCANA Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: MD Posts: 1,448	My money's on Tobe Hooper's EATEN ALIVE. __________________ Bruce Holecheck Cinema Arcana: Knee-Deep in Cinemuck! The 'Net's Best Upcoming DVD & Blu-Ray List

02-25-2013, 11:19 AM	#10
Dusk Stalker Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 244	No, not solved yet. Plenty of random guesses, but guesses only complicate rather than simplify the mystery. I've been going through film, by film, of the numerous possibilities, looking for the chick on the poster screaming. The poster is way too cheap to have bothered hiring a model...it's way too cheap not to be a poorly duplicated still from the movie. Going to take forever to sift through all relevant movies... would love for anyone to help... the only way to start classifying this as a lost original film is to rule out that it's a retitling. __________________ Retro Slashers - The Guide To Slasher Movies

02-25-2013, 02:31 PM	#11
elDomenechHDG Stalker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA Posts: 488	1978'S Touch of Satan (just released by Code Red) was re-released years later under a different title. Not sure which, exactly, but it had "Pitchfork" in it. There's no massacre, though - just one guy being disembowled with the tool in almost total darkness (if I remember correctly).

02-27-2013, 06:03 PM	#12
WesReviews HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 1,464	A very intriguing mystery for sure. __________________ "This Scientology stuff for real? Sounds like some weird cult you'd find in a Troma movie." - S-10 Oh, The Horror! Reviews - Horror movie reviews... all decades, all sub-genres. ACTION ALLIANCE - Action film talk with action film fans. "Life differs from the play only in this... it has no plot, all is vague, desultory, unconnected till the curtain drops with the mystery unsolved." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

05-23-2013, 03:04 AM	#13
booper71 Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio (Cincinnati) Posts: 972	Vacanze per un massacro (1980) – aka on VHS “MadNess” in 1980 – re-released to theaters for short stints in 80s as Pitchfork Massacre – my Italian bro in law identified the actress from the Pitchfork Massacre art as Lorraine De Selle – an actress grindhouse fans are familiar with. Film features deaths by Pitchfork. __________________ Slow posting tenderness since 2002.

05-23-2013, 03:06 AM	#14
booper71 Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio (Cincinnati) Posts: 972	She was in HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE PARK and CANNIBAL FEROX. __________________ Slow posting tenderness since 2002.

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