Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- deadpan
- irreverent
- gory
- horror movie night
- cult film night
What critics said
Critics generally praised the film as a smart, gory, funny, and affectionate mockumentary deconstruction of slasher conventions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Taylor Gentry and her crew receive exclusive access to Leslie Vernon while he plans his slasher campaign.
Leslie explains the strategic rules, rituals, and clichés behind a successful psycho-horror killing spree.
The film skewers slasher formulas while presenting detailed knowledge of and enthusiasm for horror conventions.
Leslie frames his intended reign of terror as a disciplined professional ascent in the movie business of horror.
Films like Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and why
What We Do in the Shadows
mockumentary horror that deconstructs genre conventions with irreverent humor
Scream
self-aware slasher comedy combining genre satire, gore, and affectionate horror fandom
The Final Girls
meta horror comedy built around filmmakers and the mechanics of scary-movie conventions
Movie Details
- Director
- Scott Glosserman
- Release Date
- 2006-08-29
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (529)
Cast
- Nathan Baesel
- Angela Goethals
- Robert Englund
- Scott Wilson
- Zelda Rubinstein
- Bridgett Newton
- Kate Miner
- Ben Pace
- Britain Spellings
- Hart Turner
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon about?
- A self-aware slasher comedy follows an aspiring psycho killer who turns his planned reign of terror into a documentary about horror-movie craft.
- What is Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon as graphic.
- What did critics think of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon?
- Critics generally praised the film as a smart, gory, funny, and affectionate mockumentary deconstruction of slasher conventions.
- Which films are like Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon?
- Films with a similar feel include What We Do in the Shadows, Scream, and The Final Girls.
- How long is Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon?
- Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon?
- In United States, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
