Murder Collection V.1 is a horror and anthology film created by Toetag Pictures, and released direct-to-video in 2009. The film is presented in the style of a shockumentary, such as Faces of Death or Mondo cane.
An anonymous web presenter offers up a collection of death themed segments presented in a shockumentary style a la Faces of Death.
The films opening explains that in 1994 a web series called Murder, which showed footage of actual deaths and acts of violence, appeared. After being active for four months, Murder was shut down by the authorities and all its content confiscated, though the host, a man simply known as Balan, evaded capture and identification. Now, years later, Balan has reemerged to show off more footage he has collected, and offer commentary on peoples obsession with death, the effect it has on them, and how accessible new media has made it. The series of videos is kicked off by Balan stating, "I ask you all... Why are you watching? Are you trying to find reality? Do you feel the need to be shocked? To witness something that human eyes shouldnt see? Murder is reality. Death comes when you least expect it. With what you are about to observe, you may question your own integrity. You will ask, could this happen to me? My answer to you is... Yes it can."
Bludgeoning: A drunk Russian man unintentionally beats his teenage son to death in front of the sons running webcam.The Heist: A restaurant is robbed by a quartet of gunmen, who shoot a cashier in the head and a fleeing customer in the back, all of it caught by the security system.The Cheat: In front of a stationary camera, a man reminisces about how he met his wife, and about all the good times they shared, while a monitor in the background shows his wife having sex with someone else. The man leaves the room, and the monitor shows him barging in on his wife and her lover, hacking the former to death with an axe, and cutting out her heart, which the wife had once said would always belong to him.S&G: A parking lot security camera catches two people attacking a couple, beating the man with a baseball bat, and abducting the woman.Broadway Rob: The distorted home movie of a pedophile who forces his latest victims, two gagged boys clad only in their socks and underwear, to dance with him. One of the boys manages to overpower the pedophile, fatally strangling and stabbing him.Execution: A muffled black and white camcorder video of a hooded and masked group (possibly a cult) executing a man via decapitation in front of a woman, who they taunt with the severed head before shooting her.ATM: A man is mugged and killed at an ATM.Autopsy: Japanese autopsy footage of a woman who was shot in the mouth, with the bullet exiting the top of her skull. The coroner grows annoyed by the antics of the cameraman, and kicks him out of the room.Bullied: A trio of drunks use a camcorder to record themselves taking a man out to the woods, under the pretense of initiating him into their group. The three bully and humiliate the man, and during a scuffle, one of them accidentally knocks him onto the knife another was holding. The three panic and bicker, and the camera is dropped when a fight breaks out over whether they should go to the police.Homecoming: A building security camera records two figures garroting a man.Ransom: A severely deteriorated series of ransom videos show three men torturing a woman, who eventually dies due to the severity of her injuries.After the last clip, Balan delivers the closing statement, "You realize now its everywhere. Death casts a shadow on all our faces. The new media shines light on dank crevasses, revealing moral decay and broken experiences that are better left beyond the pale. Goosebumps explode on my skin with every clip we watch. I feel it now more than ever. How do you feel?"
Opening Credits:Mary Shore as The VictimBludgeoning:Daniel V. Klein as FatherDamien A. Maruscak as SonThe Heist:Sonny L. Shannon as The ManagerMatthew Plutko as The CookShelby Vogel as The TenderSean L. Joyce as The SprinterRebecca Tronzo as TopazEric Schwartbauer as LeonAziza as Madam GreenDon Moore as G.A. MooreAymee Peake as AprilChris Krzysik as The BarbackMike Driscoll as The GentMichael Pacinda as PKCAnthony Matthews as PKCFred Vogel as PKCJerami Cruise as PKCThe Cheat:Jason Schneeberger as GregLexi Jade as The AdulteressScott Burke as The AdultererS&G:Shelby Vogel as LynJason Kollat as MichaelJim Kollat as JimAnthony Matthews as AnthonyBroadway Rob:Tom Smith as Broadway RobSteve Schofield as ShawnTim Schofield as BenExecution:Jerami Cruise as The ExecutionerJohn Viss as ChuckAymee Peak as JillJohn Ross as The HandlerWill Guffey as SmithFred Vogel as BlackATM:Don Moore as The BankerDouglas Bell as AceAutopsy:Dorian K. Arnold as The DoctorBullied:Adrian Alexander DAmico as CopeDave Dalessandro as JakeMichael Witherel as CastleJay Mattingly as GromerHomecoming:Stephen Vogel as Eddie the RatKai Peter as ZackJason Spence as HudsonRansom:Harvey Daniels as JovanClaude Marrow as SidelClint Brown as DeronLacey Fleming as Ginnifer MitchellThe film was released on DVD by Toetag Pictures on May 1, 2009. The DVD was barebones, meaning it contained no special features or bonus content.
