(2009) is a supernatural slasher film directed by Frank Sabatella. It is inspired by a real urban legend from Long Island about a young girl who murdered her family and herself. Plot Overview
The film relies heavily on dark, atmospheric cinematography. In lower resolutions, the midnight sequences suffer from heavy artifacting. The BDR release preserves the deep blacks and primary red tones, highlighting the practical makeup effects and heavy gore sequences that define the film's second half. Critical Legacy and Cult Status Blood.Night.The.Legend.Of.Mary.Hatchet.2009.BDR...
This is where the film shines. Practical effects dominate — think throat slashings, axe wounds, impalements, and one particularly memorable death involving a lawnmower (a nod to Dead Alive ). The gore is over-the-top and satisfying for slasher purists. The BDRip shows off the prosthetic work clearly without excessive compression artifacts. (2009) is a supernatural slasher film directed by
The film draws its inspiration from a real-life Long Island urban legend. According to local lore, "Mary Hatchet" (often associated with the Kings Park Psychiatric Center or Sweet Hollow Road) was a young girl who snapped and murdered her family with—you guessed it—a hatchet. In lower resolutions, the midnight sequences suffer from
The story is rooted in the fictionalized history of Mary Mattock (Mary Hatchet). In 1978, a young Mary murders her parents with a hatchet after a psychotic break triggered by her first menstrual cycle. Committed to Kings Park Psychiatric Center, she remains there until 1989, when she is raped by a guard and delivers a stillborn baby. Following a violent hospital rampage, she is gunned down by police, but her death gives rise to a local "holiday" known as "Blood Night".
Having such revered horror figures in the cast immediately gives the low-budget indie a veneer of legitimacy that helps carry it through its weaker moments.