#august underground's mordum

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[radiodormouse]

When you're in the mood, this is a five-star movie. But trust me, you never want to be in the mood.

August Underground's Mordum—and the Toe Tag Pictures catalog in general—has a reputation for being little more than a showcase of special effects makeup. This is a misunderstanding. These films are not about gore. Despite being shot with the aesthetic of a low-budget porno and rife with sexual violence, this film is not about sex either. It is about the callousness with which a trio of human beings humiliate and degrade others. In other words, it is a film about what it means to be human on the most fundamental level.

We are not all as sadistic and perverse as the killers portrayed here. Some of us even try to act with compassion and do right by others. A rare few will go so far as to risk themselves for the sake of someone else. Yet, the fundamental nature of humanity—rooted in our original sin—is that of a selfish, callous organism that prioritizes its own interests. Harming others often becomes, at best, a means to an end, and at worst, a source of pleasure. After all, what is the fun of being accepted into a group if there are no outsiders to exclude or hurt?

The focus of Mordum is not on sex or violence, but on the glee and sadism that emerge when human beings hurt others simply because they can and because they know they'll get away with it.

This is not a film to approach lightly, and it certainly isn’t one to enjoy. But when you're in a place where you need a stark reminder of the darker truths of human nature, Mordum is seldom equaled.

[brokehorrorfan]

August Underground's Mordum will be released on Blu-ray + DVD on October 10 via Unearthed Films. The 2003 found footage exploitation film is the first sequel to 2001's August Underground (which hits Blu-ray on August 15).

August Underground creator Fred Vogel co-writes, co-directs, and co-stars with Killjoy, Cristie Whiles, Jerami Cruise, and Michael Todd Schneider.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by filmmaker Jerami Cruise and Ultra Violent Magazine's Art Ettinger (new)

Audio commentary by Toetag Pictures

Interview with filmmaker Fred Vogel (new)

Interview with filmmaker Jerami Cruise (new)

Interview with filmmaker Michael Todd Schneider (new)

Interview with filmmaker Fred Vogel and Zoë Rose Smith (new)

Snuff Purgatory: Severed Cinema interviews Fred Vogel (new)

"Rue Morgue Disciple" music video by Necrophagia

Deleted and extended scenes

2003 US premiere footage

Photo gallery

Trailers

The found footage contained in August Underground's Modrum documents extreme scares not for the faint of heart, while unfolding a classic tale of a man and woman in love. However, the woman cannot give up her other lover, who also happens to be her younger brother. August Underground's Modrum will leave you shocked… and then leave you for dead!

Pre-order August Underground's Mordum.

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my beautiful princess with a disorder

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August Underground Mordum edit thingy

TW: August Underground nuff said

song: whatsaheart - snakelike

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posters for the August Underground trilogy

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fred vogel friend of lesbians and girl likers putting crusty in a sweaty tank top and spiked strap-on <3

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wyd when my gang pull up??!!!

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August Underground's Mordum (2003) + The Maggot Cut

basic info: co-directed and co-written by Fred Vogel, Killjoy (the lead singer of the band named Necrophagia; the production at first was supposed to be a music video), Cristie Whiles, Jerami Cruise and Michael Todd Schneider. a co-existent, although completely separate version of this movie was edited by Schneider and released under his own label.

overall ratings: imdb: 3/10 rotten tomatoes: 42% letterboxd: 2.1/5

plot summary: in this one, we're granted some new faces. that's because Peter is now joined by his sadomasochistic girlfriend Crusty and her oblivious, partially unconscious of his surroundings, brother -Maggot. their exceptionally thriving teamwork starts off quite hardcore, as it begins with Peter walking in on Crusty and her sibling performing a sexual act, then the couple (the non-incest one) arouses each other by self-harm, and ultimately they all break into a crack house. the subsequent events circle around the trio toying with their victims or each other in a disgusting variety of truly unbearable and nasty ways. the aforementioned include: Maggot penetrating intestines freely hanging off a woman previously gutted alive or him eating (unsurprisingly) maggots out of a rotting corpse of a child, as well as Crusty cheerfully vomiting on faces of the captives or generally put necrophilia.

my thoughts: one could say this is the best a roughly 300$ budget and a sick artistic vision for such a disgraceful contribution to the cinematic universe could give. i wouldn't agree with them, but would definitely place it on the very top within the three movies, when it comes to my personal experiences with the series as whole. what i mentioned in the entry prior to this one is that in the first part of the trilogy the protagonists lacked depth, which could make one's perception of the story more complex. in mordum, we're given an insight into the uneasiness of the relationship between Peter and his girlfriend, along with the seemingly submissive position Maggot is put in, in comparison with his sister's partner. our guy is also made the centre of the least pleasant (or just plainly horrible) scenes in the movie, what pictures a vague, yet tense hierarchy that exists within the trio. (regarding "The Maggot Cut"; that version basically includes more scenes featuring Schneider's character). that's a nice addition to a motion picture documenting uncivilized acts of gory torture and violence. in terms of those, they're undeniably well done. not only as a matter of purely scenographic creativity, but also the acting of the victims of the murderous trio successfully leaves one with a sense of uncanniness. their reactions seem strangely on spot, nonetheless fitting the messy filming style. hypnotizing. this little thing has drawn my attention and its something i can't recall accompanying me in case of the original August Underground. wasn't it for the actual character exposition, and therefore an almost psychologically draining impression, mordum wouldn't excel its predecessor in anything in particular.

my rating (on a scale from 1 to 5): 3/5

favorite quote: "That's your fucking baptism, you fuck!"

the images were found by me on the internet, credit to their original uploaders.

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People on [REDACTED EXTREME HORROR MOVIE SITE]: you're a pussy ass bitch if you have an emotional reaction to this notoriously upsetting film. I watch real life execution videos and I feel nothing.

People in real life: hey man how's it going

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August Underground Mordum