[CFF 22 Review] ‘The History of Metal and Horror’ boasts a vulgar display of cameos

Hear Us Scream
by R.C. Jara

Filmmaker Mike Schiff kicks off The History of Metal and Horror with a wraparound story set in a nightmare world. Harnessing the apocalyptic sensibilities that form the basis of the two mediums, and heavily indebted to George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead, we see artifacts from a bygone time litter the streets of an abandoned city ravaged by a plague. These items are rescued by our protagonist Christopher (Alex Rafala), who finds VHS tapes among the rubble. Played simultaneously, the metal and horror tapes summon Michael Berryman’s eerie narrator and create the body of the documentary.

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