Film Synopsis

In the rapidly growing industry of Horror movies, many different audiences are fast becoming de-sensitized to violence and gore, leading them to view some of the most gruesome horror titles around. ‘The Proprietor’ offers a fresh new spin on the typical ‘slasher’ film; with un-rivaled costume design and driving dialogue set to the most chilling backdrop since we were introduced to Camp Crystal Lake in 1980.

The blood-chilling nightmare begins with our young protagonists who challenge the rumors and supposed myths of the forest in a small village after a number of people are reported missing. The teens are adamant in their youthful naivety that they can disprove the rumors and separate fact from fiction. Predictably, our principle characters soon find themselves faced with our titular character, “The Proprietor” who is responsible for the strange disappearances in the forest and surrounding area. He lives like an animal; hunting prey as the self-proclaimed predator of the uninhabited Strangle Woods.

In terms of background information; “The Proprietor” himself was moulded into the mass murderer he is now due to delinquent vandals torching his house and killing his family. The house remains a burnt shell, forever providing Rick (the killer’s former name) with a lasting memory of what he once cherished. To most of the people in the village, Rick too perished in the fire that claimed the lives of his family, although whispers of a shadowy figure still lurking in the wooded outskirts provide many of the locals with an interesting campfire story. With an axe constantly by his side, The Proprietor does not hesitate in disposing of anyone who ventures too far into the aptly named Strangle Woods and the youths who enter this dark domain stand little chance of survival.  

Fans of previous favorites such as Friday the 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre will not be disappointed by this fearless slasher flick with it’s ardent attention to detail in every vital department of production. A collaboration of a strong script, eerily forbidding setting, skillfully directed photography and a main antagonist that would give Freddy Krueger nightmares make this a chilling tale not to miss when it hits the screens just in time for Halloween in 2012 where not even the strongest persons subconscious will be shown mercy to the bloodstained axe.

Greg Rundle directs ‘The Proprietor’.