Taylor Gentry (Angela Goethals) is reporter doing a story on serial killers. She takes on us a quick trip to Elm Street and other legendary locations before tracking down Leslie Mancuso (Nathan Baesel). The movie follows their conversations as Leslie details the plotting of a night of killing to put himself in the ranks of the elite movie serial killers. Doc Halloran (Robert Englund – Nightmare On Elm Street, ">Zombie Strippers) confronts Taylor and tells her that that Leslie is not who he seems. Leslie is happy to have a nemesis in Halloran and Taylor is happy with the footage and insight in to a killer she has. Taylor is not so happy when Leslie Vernon appears and starts killing, and Taylor realises the plot she has been given is not complete.
The film is a mockumentary that ends in stalk and slasher style. Some of the ground has been covered before, in films like Scream, but the detail in Behind the Mask is impressive. The actors do well with a thoughtful, well planned script, and the casting and naming of characters adds another dimension to the in-jokes. So many films in this genre are cliched beyond redemption, but Behind The Mask has somethign new to say and does it with humour.
My favourite scene is one that was cut and appears on the DVD extras. Leslie demonstrates to Taylor how a killer who is walking can keep up with a victim who is running. It’s a funny scene.
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