Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

About Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) is a comedy horror film directed by Scott Glosserman. Its themes are movie business, mockumentary, career, and maniac.

Nathan Baesel takes the lead as Leslie Vernon, Angela Goethals as Taylor Gentry, Robert Englund as Doc Halloran, and Scott Wilson as Eugene. It runs 91 minutes and was released in August 2006.

The screenplay is by David J. Stieve and Scott Glosserman.

A Bay of Blood, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, and V/H/S/85 make useful companions to Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, all filed under gore and serial killer. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 536 votes and it carries a R rating.