{"product_id":"dementia-13","title":"Dementia 13","description":"Gruesome axe murders plague the menacing ancestral castle of the Halorans, a family whose heritage includes greed, deception and death. Louise Haloran wants to enjoy a piece of her husband John's fortune, but when he suddenly dies without including her in his will, the scheming wife conceals the death from the family. The castle is haunted by the spirit of John's long dead younger sister Kathleen. When Lady Haloran announces she will give all her money to charity in the name of Kathleen, greedy Louise concocts a plan.\u003cp\u003eArranging some of Kathleen's possessions in the pond where the girl drowned, Louise emerges from the dark waters only to be attacked and murdered. The weapon: a razor-sharp axe! A killing spree erupts on the Haloran estate, seemingly motivated by the murderer's obsession with Kathleen. The surviving Halorans must discover the killer's identity before their fate is sealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the success of \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDementia 13\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling early effort from writer\/director Francis Ford Coppola. Reportedly made for less than $45,000 (an astonishingly low budget), \u003ci\u003eDementia 13\u003c\/i\u003e still manages to pack a powerful punch with moody photography, a stirring music score by Ronald Stein and violent scenes that remain effective today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Roger Corman was in Europe shooting \u003ci\u003eThe Young Racers\u003c\/i\u003e, crew member Coppola presented him with a screenplay and offered to direct \u003ci\u003eDementia 13\u003c\/i\u003e on-the-fly, borrowing \u003ci\u003eThe Young Racers\u003c\/i\u003e acting principals and piecing together a technical crew from available talent, Coppola created a triumph of art over budget. As if the already ultra-sensational demise of Luana Anders was not strong enough, an additional murder sequence, directed in a cavalier manner by Jack Hill, was later inserted by Corman who insisted on more over-the-top violence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802791469206,"sku":"089218618498","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218618498.jpg?v=1762204487","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/dementia-13","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}