[The Vomit Gore Trilogy] - Slaughtered Vomit Dolls

I've talked about extreme horror in the past, and I must reiterate it's a genre that's not for everyone. Extreme horror takes you places that you don't want to go, but have always been curious about. It's like staring at a car crash on the side of the road; you can't look away. There are many different sub genres and films in extreme horror but I'm going to talk about the films of Lucifer Valentine. He single handedly created his own extreme horror sub genres as well as some of the most disgusting films I've ever seen. I'm talking, of course, about the Vomit Gore Trilogy. This hallucinatory trilogy of films is not for the weak of heart. They are some of the most gory, bizarre, nasty, and original horror films I've ever viewed. Grab your puke bucket and let's dive right into the first installment, Slaughtered Vomit Dolls. Spoilers follow.

The first film in this trilogy is a very good set up for what's to come in the rest of the series. The film follows our main character Angela, a suicidal stripper turned prostitute who makes a pact with the devil. The film shows her descent into death as she hallucinates in a dumpy hotel room. These nightmarish hallucinations become the showcase for the film's outstanding gore effects. The film is basically Angela having these episodes leading up to her committing suicide. That's what I made of it anyways. The film utilizes a very choppy, "music video" editing technique, and trying to find a plot would be nearly impossible. This may sound like a complaint, but I actually enjoyed this style. It gave the film a chaotic, and insanely disturbing feel.

Ameara Lavey does a great job playing this run down girl nearing her death. I actually found out that a lot of the stuff on screen wasn't scripted, and she was just being filmed. That's a bit disturbing to think about, but it added to the realism of the film. You really feel sorry for her, and it makes her downward spiral into hell that much harder to watch. The other actors do a good job, from the victims in Angela's hallucinations, to the people committing the murders. This film also introduces Hank Skinny. His specialty seems to be projectile vomiting, and he does a lot of it throughout the film's runtime.

The gore effects are some of the best I've ever seen in any film. During the nightmare sequences, we have eyeballs being gouged out with a screwdriver, a face being cut off, an arm being viciously sawed off, a gruesome throat slashing, and the top of someone's head being sawed off. These are extremely effective gags, and they give the film an almost snuff quality. The editing style mixed with these amazing effects creates a very disturbing viewing experience.

Now let's talk puke. I've never been bothered by vomit, so the puking sequences in this film don't really phase me. The gore scenes all have some sort of puke element added to them; a girl pukes on her freshly gouged out eyes, Hank Skinny uses a girl's amputated arm to gag himself and puke, and the list goes on. It's definitely gross, but I could handle it. There are many scenes that focus on the vomit, such as when Hank Skinny throws up into a beer mug, drinks the vomit and repeats this many times. Valentine actually chooses to focus more on the vomit rather than the blood, which will put a lot of people off. Again, these scenes add an original element to this bizarre film, and I kind of dug it.

Sure it's a disturbing and disgusting film that some will find unwatchable, but I couldn't help but enjoy Slaughtered Vomit Dolls in some kind of sick way. Maybe it's because I've never seen anything like it, or maybe it was just the editing, gore, and vomit combination that got me into it. Who knows, but I thought this was a very good debut from Lucifer Valentine, and a perfect way to introduce people to Vomit Gore. A great start to the trilogy.

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