Directed by Richard Bates, Jr.
Starring AnnaLynne McCord and Traci Lords
Runtime 81 min. - Not Rated (nudity and gore)
I thought I'd dig up something twisted to review on Halloween and "Excision" certainly qualifies. Though, I would question whether it counts as a horror film. It certainly has the aesthetics of a horror film, but as for the story, it's more of a family drama.
"Excision" follows an 18 year-old girl named Pauline (McCord). She's not a naturally ugly girl, but she has little interest in hygiene or beauty products. Her hair is nearly always unkempt and she suffers from acne. But it's what's on the inside that counts. Unfortunately, Pauline's inside is horrific. She has lucid dreams on a nightly basis that most of us would consider nightmares. In one dream she has nipples lining her belly that naked strangers line up to feed on. She also delivers her own severed head via caesarian, it's still moving. Many of her other dreams are necrophilic in nature. Her dreams are always preceded by her bedtime prayers, each one of which made me laugh. "I haven't read your book all the way through. I can't devote that kind of time to a piece of literature that's received such mixed reviews." "I'm going to have premarital sex. I know it's a sin, but it's my understanding that if I ask for forgiveness you have to give it to me. So I will proceed as planned."