hypothetical question time and peep . let say youre a budding collegiate journalist and and you be look for the scoop of the century . something way outside the box . something that doesn not involve cover rush week party and local charity bake sale and sport event and the usual bland human interest story . let kick it up a notch and even . fred krueger . michael myers . jason voorhees . charles lee ray and aka chucky . what would it be worth to you to be able to interview these guy before they start their career in stalk and terror and mass murder and and then have the rare opportunity to be able to follow them and step by step and a they outline every trick of the trade and every detail of how they create their legend at the very begin . you will finally find your answer in scott glosserman blackly funny docu satire behind the mask represent the rise of leslie vernon . there have be very similar movie make in this vein and such a man bite dog and in some respect the blair witch project and but the best and most effective example of this sub genre have always come from overseas . behind the mask be the first independently make american feature that finally get it right . nathan baesel be a name you should be watch for in the future and because in his film debut a the titular hero of the piece and he funny and charm and self ingratiate and a focused and dedicated and meticulous a any up and come and hard charge young hopeful should be . too bad his big dream in life be to become the heir apparent to mikey and freddy and jason . he like jim carrey with a sharp implement fetish . only scary . angela goethals be also very good a taylor gentry and the aspiring on camera reporter who get suck into leslie disarm charm when he agree to allow her and her film crew to document every aspect of his first major endeavor represent the selection and preparation for and actual execution of a bunch of drunk and horny teen . at one point and the crew even get rope into become co conspirator of sort . taylor and her team be even introduce to le dot mentor and eugene ( a great turn by scott wilson ) and his lovely wife . it all a good time until somebody get a post hole digger shove through their chest . there be really so many thing i want to blab about concern this great deconstruction of the slasher horror genre and one of the best since the first scream installment . but the delight go over good if you know nothing about what come and so as far a say anything else and i love the fact that horror icon robert englund and zelda rubenstein and kane hodder all lend their considerable presence to the film . ( i would not say where you will see them . just pay close attention . ) and i also want to mention the best part of the flick when it make it startling transition from faux horror documentary to out and out horror film . don not worry while you will pretty much know when it happen . glosserman and co writer david j. stieve have do a great job in find an imaginative way to recharge the battery of the slasher flick on a low budget and use clichés in a manner that nobody have ever think of and rather than simply give in to the temptation to simply use them like every other friday the 13th or nightmare on elm street or halloween knockoff . gorehounds will find the relatively light blood let a little disappointing and but there so much more to enjoy here than the rapture of evisceration and dismemberment . i be excite that this be glosserman first feature and because it make a great call card and and give u fan so much more to look forward to from him . so if you be a fan who become a little jaded with the horror release of late and go rent behind the mask immediately . you would not be sorry and i promise . and do stick around for the credit and if just to hear the talk head original rendition of the great ( and fit ) song and psycho killer . you will be glad you do .