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The Zodiac Killer

a.k.a. The Zodiak Killer

a.k.a. Zodiac

Who is he?  What is he?  When is he going to strike again??

"Disturbing and effective." - Michael Weldon, The Psychotronic Video Guide

"This is a tier of tabloid-horror that, once discovered, takes an instantaneous position as 'one of the good ones'." - Joseph A. Ziemba, BleedingSkull.com

"It's a fun testament of the bygone era of grindhouse cinema." - Mike Haberfelner, SearchMyTrash.com

What kind of lunatic goes around cheerfully killing total strangers - and even helps a little old lady change a flat by hashing her over the head with the spare - then writes letters to newspapers taunting the police?  Yup, the kind who also goes down to the basement, dons a ceremonial robe and prays aloud to a plaster idol: "I am reborn in Paradise!  Atlantis shall rise again!..."  Based on the still-unsolved "Zodiac" murders that occurred between 1966 and 1969, The Zodiac Killer is a tabloid blend of truth, fiction and sick humor "based on known facts."  But please note: If some of the scenes, dialogue and letters seem strange and unreal, remember, they happened!

Directed by Tom Hanson, who had previously owned a chain of Pizza Man restaurants, The Zodiac Killer was made to capture the real-life Zodiac Killer. That plan didn’t work. Instead, we got the most outrageous and compelling "tabloid horror" vortex in the history of planet Earth. And beyond. During theatrical screenings, Hanson constructed in-theater "traps" to lure the killer from hiding. These included the use of an ice cream freezer filled with rent-a-cops and a raffle with a motorcycle as a prize. You won’t get insight like this by watching a David Fincher movie. But you will get it while watching The Zodiac Killer.  

Lovingly resurrected for cinemas by American Genre Film Archive and Something Weird Video.