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The '''''Malevolence''''' film series consists of [[United States of America|American]] [[Slasher film|slasher]]-[[Horror film|horror]] [[crime film]]s, written, directed, and produced by Stevan Mena. The series center around various groups of people who come into contact with a serial killer named Martin Bristol, who was kidnapped as a child and raised in an abusive upbringing by a murderer named Graham Sutter. The series explores the investigations surrounding his crime scenes, and attempts made by law enforcement to put an end to his murderous pattern.
Though the series as a whole lost money at the box offices,<ref name="Malevolence_BOM" /><ref name="Bereavement_BOM" /><ref name="Killer_TN" /> and were met with a mixed critical reception at the time of their release,<ref name="Malevolence_RT" /><ref name="Bereavement_RT" /><ref name="Killer_RT" /> the films have earned a more positive modern-day analyses while being deemed [[Independent film|indie]]-[[Cult film|cult classic]]s of the horror genre.<ref name="CultStatus_BD">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/25866/behind-the-scenes-of-bereavement-slaughter-house/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Bereavement’ Slaughter House|author=Miska, Brad|date=August 15, 2011|accessdate=August 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="CultStatus_EUM">{{cite web|url=https://www.effedupmovies.com/malevolence-2004/|work=Effed Up Movies|title=Malevolence (2004)|publisher=Effed Up Movies|accessdate=August 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="CultStatus_HCF">{{cite web|url=https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2011/06/exclusive-interview-stevan-mena-malevolence-director/|work=Horror Cult Films|title=Stevan Mena Talks to HorrorCultFilms: An Exclusive Interview with the director of cult classic Malevolence!|author=Hughes, Ross|date=June 11, 2011|accessdate=August 28, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Killer_HS" /> Contemporary reviews have favorably compared the first film to [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'', and the prequel to ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]''; while Mena acknoweldged his fandom of the Carpenter's work.<ref name="CultStatus_HCF" /><ref name="Bereavement_Fangoria" /><ref name="Bereavement_MBR" /> Ross Hughes of ''HorrorCultFilms.Co.UK'' praised the film series, stating: "...his is a franchise that is up there with the likes of ''Halloween''. …a Slasher trilogy made by a slasher fan for the slasher fans…Unmissable."<ref name="Killer_HCF" />
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