

Edge of the Axe
There is nothing silent about the nights in Paddock County.
An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- serial killer
- slasher
- northern california
- ax
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Spain, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical20 May 1988
GermanyDE
- Physical18Ufa VHS2 Mar 1989
- Physical18Cinestrange Extreme Blu-Ray30 May 2022
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Edge of the Axe was released on 20 May 1988.
Audience reviews
2- J5/10
JPV852
2/7/2020
Rather dull horror-slasher Spanish-US production that has some fun little kills but the stuff in between was hard to stay interested in. But the kicker for me was the reveal of the killer, which is BS given the person did not match whatsoever. Even with that, really had a touch time staying awake. **2.25/5**
- W6/10
Wuchak
10/13/2022
**_“Lost” Euro 80’s slasher set at Big Bear Lake in SoCal_** Murders start mounting up in a previously quiet town in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles, which the sheriff initially tries to write off as accidents or, in one case, a suicide. Who’s the psychopathic killer? "Edge of the Axe” (1988) is a Spanish/English slasher set at Big Bear Lake, obviously influenced by the seminal “Halloween” (197…
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