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“Killbillies” (2015): Old Formula With Some New Ingredients

Killbillies (aka Idila) is a 2015 film that boasts the ability to call itself “Slovenia’s first horror film.” In that regard, I give it credit for not only adequately handling and executing a familiar and some would say tired subgenre, but for also injecting some new ideas into it. Crazed hillbilly movies seem to always find me. This is the second or third I’ve reviewed for Gruesome Magazine…

‘The hills are alive with the sound of slaughter!’

Killbillies – original title: Idila (“Idyll”) – is a 2015 Slovenian horror film written and directed by Tomaz Gorkic.

The film was released in  North America on DVD on October 25, 2016, by Artsploitation Films.

Main cast:

Nina Ivanisin, Lotos Sparovec, Nika Rozman, Sebastian Cavazza, Jurij Drevensek, Manca Ogorevc, Damjana Cerne, Matic Bobnar,…

Proving that the American South does not hold a monopoly on sexually depraved, bloodthirsty hillbillies, Killbillies (aka: Idyll,Idila) depicts a harrowing tale of abduction, violence and hoped-for survival, in Slovenia’s first ever horror movie. A group of fashionistas from the city, including models Zina and Mia, make-up artist Dragica and photographer Blitcz, begin to shoot on an idyllic…

Killbilllies - Slovenia's first horror film! - will be released on DVD on October 25 via Artsploitation Films. The backwoods slasher has drawn comparisons to The Hills Have Eyes and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Also known as Idyll, the film is written and directed by Tomaz Gorkic. It stars Nina Ivanisin, Lotos Sparovec, Nika Rozman, Sebastian Cavazza, Jurij Drevensek, and Manca Ogorevc.

Check out the trailer and synopsis below.

Slovenia’s First Horror Film, Killbillies, to be Released on DVD & VOD

Killbillies (Idila), Slovenia’s First Horror Film, to be Released on DVD and Streaming  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2016 Philadelphia Proving that the American South does not hold a monopoly on sexually depraved, bloodthirsty hillbillies,Killbilllies (aka: Idyll,Idila) depicts a harrowing tale of abduction, violence and hoped-for survival, in Slovenia’s first ever horror movie. A group of…