Alex Hammond (spoiler) (Prom Night (1980))
played by: Michael Tough
status: deceased
killcount: 5
After witnessing the death of his youngest sister, Alex Hammond broke into psychosis that boiled the hottest on their prom night. On the sixth death anniversary of his fallen family member, Hammond dons the balaclava, a pocket full of mirror shards and a deadly axe, out to do justice to his sister's untimely death.
He managed to get everyone responsible, and take a few names with them, but what he wasn't expecting was the interference of his other sister, Kim. After a grappling for the axe, Kim axecidentally killed his brother as he bled away in a tearful revelation.
I love the art - and wow, waited a long time to see this movie uncut - TV network NBC showed it in the early 80's after their success showing Halloween - but it was no fun with deoderant ads every 20 minutes.
ReplyDeletethat's not the worse thing that could happen. For me it's the cuts. Although I'm sure this one had a few, the kills themselves are pretty tame at some standards (except the decapitation. That one's AWESOMU!)
DeleteAlex Hammond is my second favorite killer from the slasher realm, right behind Michael Myers...and he is far and away the killer whose agenda actually makes the most sense. Compared to Myers, who is inscrutable and otherworldly...or Mrs. Voorhees, from Friday the 13th, who has been driven into psychosis through her pain, anger, and isolation...Hammond makes rational sense. He is furious, but he only seems to want to kill the people he is angry WITH. Alex Hammond is the one cinematic murderer with whom I can most intensely relate.
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