Shrunken Heads
Richard Elfman
(1994)
Three teens killed by a local crime boss return for revenge after a witch doctor revives them through voodoo magic.
Cast
Crew
Hook
A isolated location becomes a killing ground where no corner is safe and no one is coming. Shrunken Heads moves without motive and without mercy — and the silence between deaths is worse than the kills themselves.
Identity
The screenplay was written by Matthew Bright, who would subsequently direct the provocative cult film Freeway in 1996. It is regarded as a minor and representative entry in the Full Moon catalog, appreciated by enthusiasts of the company's particular brand of cheerfully trashy low-budget horror fantasy for the commitment with which it pursues its absurd premise and for Bright's irreverent screenplay, while largely unknown outside the specific audience for this kind of deliberately unpretentious genre fare.
Collector Focus
The killer's iconography — design, weapon, methodology — sustains collector appeal across decades. The specific visual identity built around the central threat makes any associated material immediately recognizable for slasher enthusiasts.
Context
Directed by Richard Elfman and written by Matthew Bright, Shrunken Heads was produced by Full Moon Entertainment on a modest budget typical of the company's output during this period and shot in Los Angeles locations dressed to suggest New York. Shrunken Heads received little mainstream critical attention upon its 1994 release, circulating primarily through the home video market where Full Moon Entertainment's productions found their most reliable audience.
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