#Faceless man movie#

While receiving this warning, Williams said The Faceless Man's name twice, and later said it a third time while recounting his encounter with Sulevia to Sheila, triggering the Faceless Man's resurrection. Ash Williams was warned of this resurrection method by a 'hippie witch' named Sulevia. The Faceless Man could only be summoned by 'a person of pure heart' who says his name three times over the course of their entire lives. The Faceless Man tears through the two challenging armies ( Ash Gets Hitched #1) Resurrection The Faceless Man's head exploded, killing him instantly. With one final trick up his sleeve, Williams jammed a shotgun shell into The Faceless Man's eye, hitting the firing pin with the handle of a broken sword. The two proceeded to fight, with Williams using every tool at his disposal to fight The Faceless Man, but the most of his weapons were easily destroyed by the monster. The Faceless Man then confronted Ash, and revealed his plan to conquer all of time and space using the Necronomicon. Williams discovered a secret chamber hidden under the stone slabs holding the three Neconomicons and was pulled down by an enormous hand. The Faceless Man snaps Ash's Boomstick in half ( Ash Gets Hitched #4)Įventually, Ash Williams (with the company of Sheila and The Wise Man) followed The Faceless Man's trail of destruction, leading them to the graveyard. Using the collected skins, he created a archway and barrier around the graveyard where the Necronomicon rested. After their defeat, The Faceless Man skinned every solider that challenged him. The first known sighting of The Faceless Man post-resurrection was outside the walls of Castle Kandar, where he alone defeated the combined armies of Husayn Abu Dawud and Erik Thunder Axe (both of which were summoned for aid at the request of Lord Arthur and Henry The Red). Upon his resurrection, all currently active Deadites had suddenly gained the ability to survive in daylight, making the fight against the undead by the living almost non-stop. According to stories heard by The Wise Man of 1300 AD, The Faceless Man was the first Deadite (The Faceless Man and several other Deadites later backed this claim), and had the unfortunate honor of having the flesh of his face used to bind the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis.įollowing a mistake made by Ash Williams, The Faceless Man was unleashed upon medieval England. Bobby LePire of Film Threat gave a positive review, calling the film 'sublimely perfect in every way you can imagine.Very little is known about the early years of The Faceless Man, and what information is available has only been passed on through legends. Reception įilmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith called the film 'the new face of Ozploitation'. The film had a VOD release on 28 August 2020 through Freedom Cinema. The Faceless Man premiered at the 2019 Melbourne Underground Film Festival, where it won six awards that included Best Director and Best Film.

#Faceless man movie#

The origin of the Faceless Man was originally intended to be included in the movie but was dropped after Di Martino watched Hereditary, as he thought that 'the cult explanation was so badly executed I didn’t want to try and explain the origins in my film in a way like that.' Release At the same time have a looming presence of evil.' The character of Eddie was written specifically for actor Andy McPhee and Di Martino felt that he didn't know 'who I could have gotten if he said no.' I wanted the experience to weave in black comedy to create a very offbeat adventure. A deconstruction of the slasher films and creature features. One that goes through different genres and at its core. Of The Faceless Man, Di Martino stated that he wanted it to be 'a unique experience. Di Martino cites Get Out as one of his inspirations for the film, describing Jordan Peele's film as an elevated horror film. He initially debated whether to make a monster or a gangster film before choosing to work the two ideas into a single film. What starts off as a fun time in a country holiday house turns into a nightmare getaway when Emily and her friends are under attack by rednecks, as well as a supernatural creature: a man without a face that haunts the very house the friends are staying at.ĭi Martino chose to create The Faceless Man after directing his short film 'Five O'Clock', as he wanted to create a feature length movie. After recovering from cancer for three years, Emily plans a weekend away with her friends to cope with the fear of getting sick again.