Ep. 11: Bloody Birthday

During a solar eclipse that obscures Saturn, three children are born, cursed without empathy, fated to be murderous psychopaths when their tenth birthdays arrive! This very early slasher swaps out monstrous masked killers with the villains you'd least suspect - three cute little kids with a craving for carnage.

Listen, this movie is absolutely insane and we're taking it on from all angles, from the emotional aspect of having to root against children (and just how effectively CREEPY those kids are), to placing it in a literary context by comparing its imagery to The Illiad and Dante's Divine Comedy. We also focus in on the core color-coded imagery signifying characters trapped by their fates, while chatting about our own personal views on fate (and also ghosts and aliens).

We also introduce a new segment called The Horror Is the Decor, in which we focus in on the hideous design choices of the 70's and 80's homes featured in so many of these classic films.

Finally, in the most rousing Thoughts From Letterboxd segment yet, we go deep down the rabbit hole to unravel the mystery of a rock song that plays during a strip tease sequence in this film. The big question: Just what is that song and who recorded it?

It's a good one! So let's go!

Bloody Birthday
Directed by Ed Hunt
1981, United States

Incredibly Strange Video is produced and edited by Ryan Quinn and Cassie Kay. Follow us on Instagram @incrediblystrangevideo for updates on the newest episodes!

Theme music:
The End by EVA
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