Experiment in Torture

Experiment in Torture

Every Artist Has His Own Technique

R 2007 · 80 min · ★ 1.8 · Horror, Thriller

Lured by the smell of easy money, beautiful, exotic dancers agree to spend the weekend at the remote mountain getaway of a wealthy voyeur. Once there, the girls are drugged, tied up and slowly tortured to death with everything from a blowtorch to an electric drill by a killer who uses their bodies as a canvas for his sadistic, twisted art.

Directed by Sean MacArthur · Written by Sara Angressani

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Cast

Brendan Connor Darrius
Jessica Prince Kat
Persia Pele Melissa
Kevin Brewerton Vance
Jody Del Giorno Billybuck Jones
Ethan Flower Anthony
Leif Holt Gary
Jack Kennedy Jack
Nick McCallum Nicky One
Diana Prince Dancer (as Kasey Poteet)
Laura Walker Girl on Wall / Betty
Samantha Bragdon Little Girl

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