In the frozen darkness of an Alaskan winter, a mother and son turn their home into a house of nightmares, luring victims into a twisted web of abuse and cannibalism.
Based on the true story of notorious Russian serial killer Alexander Spesivtsev, the film stars Luke Baines (Shadowhunters, A Dark Place) in an uncompromising portrayal of the brutal Spesivtsev, whose heinous crimes in the early 90s earned him the nickname the Siberian Ripper, and the late Gwen Van Dam (Star Trek: Generations) as Alexander's enabling and overbearing mother.
I was invited to watch an early screener of No Tears In Hell, which will be released on VOD on August 12.
As Norman Bates once said, a boy's best friend is his mother and that holds true in this harrowing portrayal based on the real-life psycho killer Alexander Spesivtse, known as the Russian Ripper and his mommy dearest.
"A mother takes care of her children no matter what."
Luke Baines is so convincing as the Ripper that I might run away if I ever spotted the actor in real life.
In the film, Alex is an admirer of Jeffrey Dahmer and a hater of the homeless teens who congregate not far from his apartment. He scopes out his victims there and preys on their desperation, sometimes relying on the help of his mother to lure them back to his home, where he tortures and kills them before using them as food.
What stands out above other films that claim to be "based on a true story" is that this movie is made all the more brutal by sticking close to several of the actual events. At times it was difficult to watch and I had to look away from one of the more gruesome scenes.
True crime aficionados and fans of slasher movies should give this a watch.
I rated it an 8 out of 10 stars on IMDB
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