I Spit On Your Grave set the bar for vigilante horror. The popular and often violent sub-genre has become one of the favorites of the Horror Nation. Modern films such as Becky and Mandy have gained a cult following, which has breathed new life into revenge horror. This summer, writer/director/actor Ken Brewer takes a sinister stab at full force vengeance with his latest film, Death Bitch.
South Bay is a seemingly serine ocean town. That is until a serial killer, dubbed the South Bay Slasher, begins offing innocent women. If that was not enough to make one skip the surf, a violent gang led by their ruthless leader Dante (Ken Brewer) is terrorizing the town in a tidal wave of terror. The hapless police department attempts to bring down the double trouble with little success. South Bay’s only hope is a mysterious vigilante that is taking down the evil element one by one in what appears to be a motivated mission. As the triangle of terror closes in on a catastrophic conclusion, the only question that remains is, who will be left standing to tell the final story.
Death Bitch is a fun indie ride in the likes of horror vigilante street justice films of the past. Top marks to writers Ken Brewer and Meri Gyetvay for adding depth to the script by having an extra killer on the loose. Brewer does a fine job on a limited budget of providing several blood-soaked scenes that genre fans will admire. Linnea Swanson carries the narrative with a great physical and emotional performance as the devastated destroyer Alexis Walker. Traci Burr stands out as a smart detective that closes in on the case quicker than her counter parts. Canadian Scream Queen August Kyss and world-famous Bridget Powers put in great shifts during their screen time. Death Bitch can proudly call itself the horror niece of Charles Bronson.
Scream Score:7.3/10