tonymurphylee Jon McBride may not have money, but damn can he make an entertaining film! WOODCHIPPER MASSACRE is a lot of fun! This film is full of hilarious dialogue and characters. It's one of the most macabre and original premises for a film I can think of. This isn't exactly a horror film. It isn't exactly anything, though I suppose some may describe it as a black comedy.It's pretty much about these kids whose relative comes over to take care of them. She turns out to be rather cruel to them and they end up accidentally murdering her, and they have to dispose of her body in the woodchipper. Afterward, a related family member of her shows up and the craziness really picks up! Keep in mind that this is not a good film by any means. It's poorly acted, poorly lit, and very poorly shot. However, it is also self-conscience of all this and, rather then drift into camp territory, it goes all the way. This may be bad, but at least it's good natured and at least it's funny. It's also never boring. If you want to watch a really entertaining film, I recommend you check this out!

Flixer1957 **May Contain Spoilers**Oh, boy, just what the world needed–another fright flick from Donna Michelle Productions, the same outfit that gave us CANNIBAL CAMPOUT. Director McBride himself plays a lad who, along with brother Tom Casiello and sister Denice Edeal, are left in the care of their bitchy Aunt Tess. Tessie objects to everything that's fun including trashy horror flicks like this one. Matters come to a head when young Tom receives a Rambo survival knife in the mail and the old bag catches him with it. "You give that to me!" she screeches, so of course he does– about five inches of steel right in the gizzard. Denice looks down at the bloody corpse and cheerfully chirps, "Now you'll never get that ten-speed!" There's the slight matter of what to do with the body, and how to deal with a nosy intruder, until the kiddies remember the handy wood-chipper in the back yard. Unlike CANNIBAL CAMPOUT this flick is deliberately dopey and doesn't take itself at all seriously. The fact that the young actors emote like students in a school pageant only adds to the hilarity. It's also more restrained in the gore department; as with many "massacre" movies the lurid title makes it seem more horrible than it actually is. By the way, Tess is played by Patricia McBride; could it be that Jon's whole family is as sick as he is? I certainly hope so! One of Aunt Tess's gripes is that horror movies incite people to violence. This movie, based on a real case in Connecticut, proves that art, especially bad art, imitates life instead.

videobob1 This movie was shot on video in 1988 as Jon McBrides second feature. Shot on a Panasonic AG-450 S-VHS camcorder, and using local actors, friends and family Jon made a masterpiece. Well written and scored by Jon, the video was edited and distributed nationally in 1989. I rented this movie in the early 90's and it inspired me to take my hobby of video and take it another level. When I realized that anyone with the talent and ambition could actually make a movie and have it out there for millions to see I pursued television. Jon went on to make many other movies and appear in several other TV shows, Soaps, and even a Michael Jackson video! Little Tommy grew up to be an Emmy award winning writer for daytime drama. Jon had a good eye for talent. Most recently, WOODCHIPER MASSACRE was featured on the national syndicated show, "Videobob's Stupid Movie of the Week". The was a hit and one of the best ratings grabber for the show. - VB

ldinkins Mr. Casiello's performance as victim #4 was stunning. His smile as he was being stabbed can only be compared to that of the popular AMC actor, Forbes March. Mr. Casiello is indeed an up and comer. His appearance was brief and will make everyone forget March. Mr. Casiello brings a style to the genre that can only be described as unique. I look forward to his next project.