Art of the Dead, Rod Serling Meets Dorian Gray

Its true black magic when Tara Reid as a sultry auctioneer, and Richard Grieco as a homicidal dad, propel us into a gory, deviant, and twisted nightmarish jaunt into the art world. Today we look at a Sonny Mahal film, an artsy-fartsy (okay, maybe artsy-bloody) movie, "Art of the Dead." Warning...nothing is off limits as evil sin natures explode out of the canvass.  You have been warned, this will be deviant and taboo, but if you like your horror horrific (you know, the type that leaves disturbing images in our brains long after the end credits), then this is a must see.

Over a century ago, Dorian Wilde (Danny Tesla) painted seven paintings of animal motifs, which put forth the seven deadly sins. Every owner of this collection, to include the aforementioned Richard Grieco character, met with gruesome ends. Now Dylan (Lukas Hassel) and trophy wife Gina (Jessica Morris) have purchased them at auction. Not a good investment. These millionaires have displayed them in their mansion and their son Louis (Zachary Chyz) arrives home to introduce his GF Kim (Alex Rineheart) to them. Uh oh...the pics begin possessing the family members as Gina is turned into a nymphomaniac seductress seeking sex with everyone including her daughter.

The movie takes a deviant turn as the teenage daughter Donna (Cynthia Aileen Strahan) turns into a greedy slut and...well..its so awful...you'll see. Bigger problem for GF Kim, Louis is possessed by wrath and he turns into a Jack-the-Ripper wannabe. There will be demon rape, amphibian metamorphosis, snail horror...and a lot of taboo horror. As a war rages inside the mansion (and out of it), the beautiful will die horribly and what happens inside the family unit will be so disgusting and wrong. Yes, this is a true horror film, despite its playful tone. As all looks hopeless and the spirit of Dorian Wilde seems to be well on its way to bloody victory, Kim begins to fight back...but it may be too late.

Will Kim be able to save her Louis (and his family) from the wrath of the seven deadly sins? Just how base and taboo will the sexual urges of the now possessed Gina and Donna be? What is the ultimate plan for Dorian Wilde, and on what playing field will an epic final battle be fought on? This is not one for the whole family, or to be discussed at your next book club meeting. Bloody, perverted, and horrific...think of a Rated R version of "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" and you will have an idea of the sensational horror film that is "Art of the Dead," directed by Rolfe Kanefsky.