Edge of the Axe

"Edge of the Axe" (Al filo del hacha, 1988) is a Spanish-American slasher directed by José Ramón Larraz that you can watch online on iFILM. A masked killer with an axe has been working through a Northern California mountain town.

The local sheriff writes each death off as an accident, even after the fifth. Two young residents — both fixated on their computers — start cross-referencing the cases themselves and get closer to the pattern than the department would like. Larraz, a Spanish director shooting on American locations, leans into suspense and motive over shock footage. The whodunit thread is what separates this from most slashers of the period. Stream "Edge of the Axe" online on iFILM.