A 51-minute fever dream where everyone has three names and the killer can't even finish his first strangle. Art?
It’s been almost a decade since Jeffery Holmes (Dean Paul) shot The Necktie Strangler and put him into a coma. Holmes has moved on and now has a new girlfriend (Tracey Lixx) who’s the sheriff of the next county. But Clifford Pierce (David Lee) wants to become the New Necktie Strangler and starts the cycle of murder all over again! Pierce does run into a problem when he’s interrupted while strangling his first victim (Laura Giglio) and is forced to return another day to get his “trophy”. Will he be stopped by Holmes or his deputies? And what of The Necktie Strangler himself? Has he really been in a coma for the last 10 years? Or will he once again track down Holmes’ girlfriend and deputy and kill them both?
Acting
Four names, zero craft, maximum commitment
Production
Shot in someone's actual house, probably
Writing
Coma retcon executed with NASCAR speed
Director
Gary Whitson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Gary Whitson uses pseudonym 'G.W. Lawrence' for his acting credit while keeping his real name for directing—perhaps the film's most mysterious choice.
This represents the ultra-obscure SOV (shot-on-video) horror subculture of the 2010s, where filmmakers like Whitson kept the 1980s direct-to-video spirit alive through sheer refusal to stop.
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