Horror: "Faces of Death" (video)

Dr. Francis B. Gross (Gorgon Video) via Tizzle TV; Editors, Wisdom Quarterly

Skull with third eye open and mudra hands (DesignCahat/deviantart.com)

WARNING: This film contains graphic content and explicit scenes!

The original "Faces of Death" (1978)

I'm not vain. I just have a skull I hide with skin.

Everybody dies. It's the fate we all face from the moment we're reborn. There is no escape from death. In this film we get a firsthand glimpse of many modern ways of dying, from accidents to executions and much more. Age-restricted video (requested by uploader).

After numerous VHS releases around the world, Australian distributor Umbrella Entertainment released this film on DVD in 2007. It and its sequels were at times banned. The first film is currently available, but the sequels remain banned in Australia. Gorgon Video released the movie in Blu-ray Disc format in October of 2008. 

RECEPTION

Many bodies go missing, killed and discarded.

Rotten Tomatoes reports that Faces of Death received very poor reviews, accounting for 18% of 11 surveyed critics; the average rating was 2.6 out of 10.

Joshua Siebalt of Dread Central HAS said, "As a curiosity piece, Faces of Death is well worth a look, especially if you've not seen it in a very long time. As for its place in horror cinema history, well, that remains to be seen. As I said it's not a film that holds up very well at all, but considering how groundbreaking it was for its time, I doubt anyone will ever forget it.