SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

trashgang If you are able to find a copy of this flick and thinking you are going to see the next big thing then you will be wrong even as this flick has a following and is already stated as 'cult'. The reason is rather simple. It was director Trevor Barley who thought to film a very erotic flick in the UK and knowing that it never would have a proper release or a fan base if it came out under a normal way. So he gave himself the nickname Roman Nowicki and hired Polish actors who spoke in their own language. A legend was born. Is it all that bad as people say, I say no because it did remind me of Fulci for the erotic shots and Argento for the use of coloured lighting. And it was entertaining but do know it's a no-brainer were girls are only used to show it all. And that's exactly what it does. One girl do take of all her clothes just to help a broken car for example. And when another girl comes across she's being killed but the other chick never hear her scream. She's only ass up to view it all. But what do makes it attracting is the way it was shot and edited and of course the girls. It's rather slow in some parts and do have stupid moments when the two guys are looking at the girls passing by but overall it's worth picking up if it wasn't for the wooden spoon scene. It's all just on the edge of porn, there's never any intercourse or things like that going on but we do see close-ups of the girls in all ways. One of the better nudie exploitations if we can call it that way. But what a clever marketing saying that this is Polish...Gore 0,5/5 Nudity 5/5 Effects 1,5/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0,5/5

guyrocky I'm amazed that some people are so negative towards the Fantom kiler series. I think Roman Nowicki is filling a gap in the market. Which is for a stylish, European style fantasy horror with erotic situations. All too often these days the horror world relies on the U.S for this kind of thing (New Jersey in fact). And basically all the films look the same, and seem to star the same starlets. Fantom Kiler has its own feel, a very different pacing. If it is shot on video it has a very nice look to it (Better than many films actually shot on film). If it is a low budget production then I doesn't look like one. Girls of that caliber don't come cheap, you know. And how many low budget films re-create an entire indoor woodland scene these days? I know of none. Even the music is a cut above the average with more than one catchy theme. I would much prefer to watch a Fantom Kiler than a Scrapbook or a Necrofiles.

zen007master There's been much confusion as to whether Fantom Kiler and its two sequels were shot in Poland or the UK. Well I can tell you that Fantom Kiler was made in England. It was directed by Trevor Barley. He shot it on digital video in his warehouse in Stoke Newington, London, England. He then edited it on his home PC and went to a friend of his, who works as a VT operator in London, to get a few thousand VHS copies done cheaply. You can actually see pictures of his friend adorning the walls in the train station scenes in Fantom Kiler 1 and 2 (actually shot in Barley's office). The women in the films are Russian models/porno actresses and many of Barley's friends and family helped with the production. His brother actually appears wearing a fake moustache. Barley himself can be seen in the outtakes section on the Fantom Kiler 2 DVD walking past the camera wearing a black jacket and hat.Why the Polish connection? Well Mr Barley has a Polish girlfriend and visits there regularly. He took a few exterior shots of cars, the outside of police stations etc and edited them into the final film. He is also worried about the local constabulary taking an interest in the film and wants to maintain interest by adding an air of mystery and therefore generating more sales. In fact the first time most people heard about the film was in a fanzine called Sinerama which raved about the movie and contained a two page spread with pictures. No surprise then that the writer/editor of Sinerama was none other than Trevor Barley himself - promoting his own film! Most people with any connections in the UK horror scene know about his involvement, but strangely have kept quiet.

HumanoidOfFlesh "Fantom Kiler" is definitely the most sexually violent giallo ever made.It makes "The New York Ripper" and "Giallo a Venezia" look tame.The plot is simple:A small town is plagued with a series of brutal slayings of young women.The bodies are found naked and savagely mutilated.A misogynistic serial killer(Fantom Kiler)is unstoppable!The film is packed with the scenes of sexual violence,there's also plenty of sex and explicit nudity.Still the killings are very stylish and really sick-one victim is literally raped with the knife!The acting is pretty bad,but the ladies are really sexy.However I don't think this film is Polish at all.I'm from Poland and I know Polish horror genre very well,but I've never heard about Roman Nowicki before.In fact this sleazy series(yes,there are also "Fantom Kiler 2" and "Fantom Kiler 3")isn't even known in Poland.The funniest thing is that the Polish and Russian dialogue doesn't even match with English subtitles(actually some Polish lines were clearly stolen from various Polish films like "Nic Smiesznego" or "Tato").I'm fairly sure that this film was made in the UK and the credits are all pseudonyms-just like in "Last House on Dead End Street".This is surely very mysterious!All in all if you like erotic horror movies give this one a look.Recommended.