Genre: Horror
Publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing
Publication Date: 27th May 2016
Pages: 280
REVIEWED BY CHAD
A copy of The Final
Cut by Jasper Bark was sent to Confessions of a Reviewer by the publishers,
Crystal Lake Publishing in exchange for an honest review. This is said review.
The
Final Cut is a dark and twisted journey through the imaginings of
the talented Jasper Bark. Every once in a while, you get a book that has the
ability to take you within the folds of the dust jacket and like a Chinese
finger puzzle will not let you go until you give in and realize that you have
to let it happen.
The book is about a pair of indie film makers (Jimmy and
Sam) who have gotten themselves into a bit of a financial dead end.
After
borrowing money from the wrong person and making some poor choices with that
money, they find themselves at the mercy of their one-time benefactor. As a way
of demonstrating to them what could happen if he doesn’t get his money, the
loan shark shows them a snuff film he has recently acquired, suggesting that
the same could happen to them if they don’t provide the payment he expects.
Before the film ends however, an unknown party descends
down on the room and kills everyone present, save for Jimmy and Sam. Realizing
they have survived, the two decide to take the tape and use it somehow to
create a sort of hybrid found-footage film. Their production gets off to a
bizarre start right out of the gate as a mysterious actress shows up to
audition for the film. She is perfect for the part but she has some unusual
demands of her own, and her behavior is nothing short of eccentric as well.
