THE LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET

One of the ultimate feel-bad movies of all time, this surrealist horror film plays out equally with shades of De Sade, THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, and 1970s experimental film tendencies. Upon his release from prison, Terry (director Roger Watkins) decides to break into the film industry by recruiting amateur actors and filmmakers to help him create the ultimate snuff film. Choosing an abandoned college as the site of his film, Terry and his crew set about on a demented quest to get revenge on society by documenting the murders of four strangers. Shot in 1972 with a pseudonymous cast and crew, it was long rumored the film contained footage of real murders until Watkins (credited as Victor Janos in the film) came out years later on an Internet message board and verified that he was the film’s creator. (Belcourt Theatre)