**The Curse of Lizzie Borden - Director’s Cut

Razor Digital, 82 minutes, NR

DVD $14.99

From the back cover: “Nestled within a quiet California town, a museum dedicated to the legend of Lizzie Borden has been opened.

Cassy, a beautiful college student is drawn to the museum, taking a summer job as a tour guide. Cassy is quickly propelled into the mystery of the Folklore surrounding the legend of Lizzie Borden. It begins to consume her every waking moment. She begins dressing, acting and talking as if she were Lizzie Borden. And there are the dreams. Dreams of blood and death!

One by one her friends are found murdered and her boyfriend, Andrew begins to fear the worst. Cassy may be next!

Is some madman killing off all their friends, or has the ghost of Lizzie Borden come back for a bloody rampage?

Will Cassy and Andrew be able to stop the killer, or will they fall victim to the same fate that Lizzie’s parents did so many years ago?

Until the final bloody axe falls, no one is safe from the CURSE OF LIZZIE BORDEN”

This is obviously a low-budget, independent film. While the premise is interesting, the story has no real links to the actual Lizzie Borden case, the museum does not resemble the actual Borden house and the acting is amateurish. That said, if you are willing to have realistic expectations this is a fun, albeit gory, romp of a horror flick.

Ax murders, beheadings, oozing intestines, a couple of gratuitous sex scenes and lots of foul language makes this unsuitable for children. But for everyone else, grab a bowl of popcorn and enjoy. It is so bad, it is fun! - Stephanie L Bannon