Trivia / Absurd (1981)

• California Doubling: Set in America, but filmed in Italy.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Original: Blood Red
  • English: Absurd
  • Canada: Hellish Psychosis
  • France: Horrible
  • Germany: Spawn of Hell
  • Hungary: He was Born of Hell
  • Latin America: Satanic Curse
  • Poland: From Hell
  • Portugal: Terror Without Limits
• Creator Backlash: In an interview included on the film's Blu-Ray release, George Eastman indicates that he regards his collaborations with Joe D'Amato as a source of embarrassment, saying he only made them to clear his gambling debts.
• The Danza: Katya Berger as Katya Bennett.
• Fake Nationality: The Greek serial killer Mikos Stanopolous is played by Italian actor George Eastman. Likewise, most of the American characters are played by Europeans of various nationalities, including the German Katya Berger as Katya and the French Annie Belle as Emily.
• Follow the Leader: Kind of a blatant Halloween (1978) copycat.
• The Foreign Subtitle:
  • Austria: Absurd: Figment of Hell
  • Serbia: Absurd: A Horrible Night
  • Spain: Absurd: Terror Without Limits''
• Real-Life Relative: Katya and Willy are played by real-life siblings Katya Berger and Kasimir Berger respectively. Their mother is played by Hanja Kochansky, their real mother.
• Translation Matchmaking: Became Anthropophagus 2 in Russia.

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