Amazon Suggests – Mardi Gras Massacre (1978)

Any other horror fan get this movie suggested to them by Amazon today?  If not then maybe it was just a coincidence based on the types of films I have been looking up and adding to my future purchase wish list.  Whichever is the case I’m glad Amazon brought this movie to my attention despite how bad it sounds.  After all, who doesn’t love a cheesy B grade slasher flick (though from the looks of it, and based on what others have said all across the web, B may be too good a rating for this)?  Now I just wish I actually had the DVD is person because I never before watched a Mardi Gras themed slasher film, especially not on Mardi Gras day itself.  How cool would that be?  The only thing better would be a girl I could toss beads too, but apparently my credit card was declined when setting up the call girl so that option was out.

Here are two descriptions if you’re interested.  I was, which is why I looked them up.   

Amazon Description: MARDI GRAS MASSACRE is a nasty horror film that centers in New Orleans as a killer picks up prostitutes and sacrifices them to the Wind Gods. This nut stops at nothing to make his killing as he pulls out the hearts from his victim. Only two rogue cops are hot on the trail as they go to the seedy side of Bourbon Street to find him. Banned in U.K. for being too violent, now it can be seem on DVD un-CUT!

Wikipedia Description: In New Orleans a serial killer wearing a welder's mask strikes during the Mardi Gras festival. He goes into a bar and asks for the "most evil" prostitute he can find. He then takes her to a basement where he ties her up and cuts off her limbs and genitals. He then kills more prostitutes to get their hearts to sacrifice to an ancient Aztec goddess. A policeman who uses a prostitute as a lover and source of information then hunts down the killer based on her tips.

Finally, the IMDB rating.  A whopping 3.7 out of 10.  Not bad.  I have enjoyed worse.

NOTE: I wanted to add the trailer but whoever uploaded it to YouTube disabled the embedding so you'll just have to go there yourself if interested.