Gut Pile (Limited Edition)

While on a solo hunting expedition, Dan (Jeff Forsyth) accidentally shoots and kills a fellow hunter. With no one in sight for miles aside from a lifeless scarecrow in a nearby field, he buries the hunter deep in the woods to conceal his misdeed. One year later, Dan returns to the cabin with his buddies for a weekend of hunting and partying. Unfortunately for his oblivious friends, an evil entity in the form of an axe-wielding scarecrow promptly returns for vengeance upon their arrival. After finding his companions dismembered, disemboweled, and displayed like hapless trophies, Dan must survive until dawn in a frantic fight for both his life and sanity. 

In 1998, Syracuse, New York based filmmaker Jerry O’Sullivan combined the concepts from two of his early Super 8 shorts to create a eminently exciting and entertaining Evil Dead inspired, SOV killer scarecrow romp. Starring fellow Syracuse micro-budget filmmakers Ron Bonk (The Vicious Sweet) and Jeff Forsyth (Children of the Sky) alongside the inimitable indie legend Sasha Graham (Addicted to Murder, Polymorph), Gut Pile triumphs with its impressive practical splatter FX and mind-boggling, Raimi-inspired camera gymnastics. Saturn’s Core is proud to present Gut Pile, newly restored and jam packed with a veritable trophy wall of new and archival special features including (for the first time ever) the Super 8 short films that helped inspire its creation.

directed by: Jerry O'Sullivan
starring: Jeff Forsyth, Ron Bonk, Ed Mastin, Sasha Graham, Bob Licata
1998 / 53 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• New audio commentary featuring writer / director Jerry O’Sullivan and actors Ron Bonk, Ed Mastin, and Jeff Forsyth
• “Spilling Guts” -an interview with writer / director Jerry O’Sullivan
• “Analog Diva” -an interview with actress Sasha Graham
• “Hunting Season” -an interview with actor Jeff Forsyth
• “Within the Family” -a round table chat with writer / director Jerry O’Sullivan and actors Ron Bonk & Ed Mastin moderated by actor Jeff Forsyth
• “Make it Gross” -an interview with FX artist Jeff Meyer
• “Gut Pile: Behind the Scenes”: Archival featurette
• The Axe (1979) -Jerry O’Sullivan’s early Super 8 short that inspired Gut Pile
• The Scarecrow (1980)-Jerry O’Sullivan’s early Super 8 short that inspired Gut Pile
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve with newly commissioned artwork by Don England
• English SDH subtitles