# The Toolbox Murders (1978)

> A notorious apartment-complex slasher turns everyday tools into instruments of religiously charged murder and psychological dread.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16574

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Dennis Donnelly
- Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, Wesley Eure, Aneta Corsaut, Nicolas Beauvy, Tim Donnelly, Faith McSwain, Marciee Drake
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078405/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: nasty, voyeuristic, gruesome, late night horror marathon, video nasty retrospective

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