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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 Graham Sutter. The series explores the investigations surrounding his crime scenes, and attempts made by law enforcement to put an end his murderous pattern.
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" />
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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Malevolence
Official film series logo
Based onCharacters by
by Stevan Mena
Release date
2004–2018
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,800,000
(3 films)[a]
Box office$391,084
(3 films)

The Malevolence film series consists of American slasher-horror crime films, 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,[2][3][4] and were met with a mixed critical reception at the time of their release,[5][6][7] the films have earned a more positive modern-day analyses while being deemed indie-cult classics of the horror genre.[8][9][10][11] Contemporary reviews have favorably compared the first film to John Carpenter's Halloween, and the prequel to Friday the 13th; while Mena acknoweldged his fandom of the Carpenter's work.[10][12][13] 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."[14]

Films

Film U.S.
release date 		Director Screenwriter Producer
Malevolence September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Stevan Mena
Malevolence 2: Bereavement March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04)
Malevolence 3: Killer October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)

Malevolence (2004)

Main article: Malevolence (film)

Ten years following the abduction of six-year-old Martin Bristol from the swing set at his family's home by a madman,[b] the search for the child's location have proven unfruitful; ultimately believed to be a lost cause. This changes, when a group of robbers plan a bank heist in September 1999.

The team of thieves includes a desperate couple named Julian and Marilyn, her ex-convict brother Max, and his friend Kurt. The group gets separated during their escape and Kurt takes innocent bystanders, Samantha and her teenage daughter Courtney hostage in order to make it to the team's rendezvous location; a secluded rural farmhouse in the woods. Upon arrival the group begins to argue about the taking of these civilians, only to find that the home they have invaded belongs to a now-teenaged Martin. Forced to watch the murderous rampages of his abductor, and to clean up after him, Bristol has become a serial killer himself. As he begins to murder each of them, the robbers attempt to survive the night. Julian and Marilyn free the hostages, and work with them to try to escape before it's too late.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

Malevolence 2: Bereavement (2011)

Main article: Bereavement (film)

In 1989, a young boy named Martin Bristol suffers from congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA), a rare neural disorder in which the patient does not feel pain nor temperature senses. One day while playing on the swing at his family home, a deranged criminal named Graham Sutter kidnaps the child and forces him to watch as he abducts, murders, and mutilates young women. After Sutter slaughters the innocents, he orders Bristol to clean up the mess; a cycle that continues for years.

Five years later, a teenage orphan named Allison Miller comes to live with her uncle Jonathan, aunt Karen, and cousin Wendy in rural Minersville, Pennsylvania. As the family welcomes her to their home, Allison, a distance runner, goes on daily jogs and soon believes she sees a child in the window of the nearby Sutter Meat & Poultry factory, thought to be abandoned. When her uncle asks her to avoid the area due to rumored dangers in the area, she stubbornly rebels and seeks to find out more about its history. While investigating the building, she discovers the nightmares taking place therein and she too is attacked and bound by Sutter. Jonathan and Allison's boyfriend William frantically search for her; she escapes with Martin until they confront Sutter at her family's house.[21][12][22][13][23][24]

Malevolence 3: Killer (2018)

After narrowly escaping local law enforcement,[c] the killer known as Martin Bristol returns to his childhood home, from which he was abducted as a child.[d] Tortured and raised as the accomplice of his captor, a serial killer named Graham Sutter, Bristol's psyche has been damaged beyond any sense of sanity. Upon returning to his family home, he is angered to find that it has been turned into a rental with various young women now residing as tenants. Ellie and her roommates quickly begin to realize that they are the targets of the murderer who has moved into the area, unaware of his identity and history.

With police officer Special Agent William Perkins on the trail of murders left behind, the Bristol family works together to find Martin and convince him to end his murderous rampage. As they draw closer they work frantically against time knowing that more innocents will die, while Ellie fights to survive the night.[25][26][14][11][27]

Main cast and characters

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

  • An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
  •  C indicates a cameo role.
  •  O indicates an older version of the character.
  •  U indicates an uncredited appearance.
  •  V indicates a voice-only role.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character Films
Malevolence Maleveolence 2:
Bereavement 		Malevolence 3:
Killer
2004 2011 2018
Principal cast
Martin Bristol Jay Cohen
David K. Guida IIY 		Spencer List
Chase PechacekY
Jay CohenOAC 		Jay Cohen
Graham Sutter David K. Guida Brett Rickaby
Courtney Harrison Courtney Bertolone Courtney BertoloneAC Courtney Bertolone
Samantha Harrison Samantha Dark Samantha Dark
Julian R. Brandon Johnson R. Brandon Johnson
Allison Miller Alexandra Daddario
Ellie Katie GibsonV Katie Gibson
SA William Perkins Kevin McKelvey Kevin McKelvey
Supporting cast
Marilyn Heather Magee
Kurt Richard Glover
Max Keith Chambers
Sheriff Riley John Ingram John IngramCU John Ingram
Jonathan Miller Michael Biehn
Wendy Miller Peyton List
Karen Miller Kathryn Meisle
Katherine Bristol Ashley Wolfe
Georgianna Pritchett Lynn Mastio Rice
Meredith Bristol Adrienne Barbeau
Tara Kelsey Deanne
Lynn Alli Caudle

Additional crew and production details

Film Crew/Detail
Composer Cinematographer Editor(s) Production
companies 		Distributing
companies 		Running time
Malevolence Stevan Mena Tsuyoshi Kimoto Stevan Mena & Eddie Akmal Mena Films Inc.,
Painted Zebra Releasing Films,
The Solari Group,
Anchor Bay Entertainment,
Magnetic Media Productions,
Caffeine Entertainment,
Compression Films 		Mena Films Inc.,
MVD Distribution,
Anchor Bay Entertainment 		1 hr 30 mins
Malevolence 2: Bereavement Marco Cappeta Steven Mena Mena Films Inc.,
Crimson Films,
Aurilia Arts Productions 		Mena Films Inc.,
Anchor Bay Entertainment 		1 hr 43 mins
Malevolence 3: Killer Stevan Mena Mena Films Inc.,
Magnetic Media Productions 		Mena Films Inc.,
MVD Distribution 		1 hr 29 mins

Reception

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

Box office and financial performance

Film Box office gross Box office ranking Video
sales gross 		Worldwide total
gross income 		Budget Worldwide total
net income 		Ref.
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America 		All time
worldwide 		North America
Malevolence $127,287 $220,085 $347,372 #12,140 #14,586 Information not publicly available >$347,372 $200,000 ≥$147,372 [2][28]
Malevolence 2: Bereavement $43,712 — $43,712 #14,935 #28,357 Information not publicly available >$43,712 $3,600,000 ≥−$3,556,288 [3][29]
Malevolence 3: Killer — — — — — Information not publicly available Information not publicly available $0[1] Information not publicly available [4]
Totals $170,999 $220,085 $391,084 x̄ #9,025 x̄ #14,314 >$0 >$391,084 $3,800,000 ≥−$3,408,916 —

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Malevolence 35% (17 reviews)[5] 43/100 (8 reviews)[30]
Malevolence 2: Bereavement 44% (18 reviews)[6] TBD (3 reviews)[31]
Malevolence 3: Killer TBD (0 reviews)[7] —

Notes

  1. ^ Mena claimed in 2018, that there was no studio budget for the third movie, with the filmmaker completing the project on his own.[1]
  2. ^ As later depicted in the prequel, Malevolence 2: Bereavement (2011)
  3. ^ As depicted in the events of Malevolence (2004)
  4. ^ As depicted in the events of Malevolence 2: Bereavement (2010)

References

  1. ^ a b Aguiar, Joe (July 9, 2018). "[Exclusive] Director Stevan Mena Updates On 'Malevolence 3'; It's Finished and Trailer is Coming Soon!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Malevolence (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bereavement". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Malevolence 3: Killer (2018)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Malevolence". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Bereavement (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Malevolence 3: Killer". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  9. ^ "Malevolence (2004)". Effed Up Movies. Effed Up Movies. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  11. ^ a b Blacktooth (August 14, 2019). "Malevolence 3: Killer Coming To Blu-Ray / DVD On October 15th". Horror Society. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Gingold, Michael (November 11, 2010). "Review: Bereavement". Fangoria. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  13. ^ a b My Bloody Reviews (September 8, 2016). "Bereavement (2010)". My Bloody Reviews. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  15. ^ Butane, Johnny (September 29, 2004). "Malevolence (2004)". Dread Central. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  16. ^ Jacobs, Evan (May 11, 2005). "Malevolence DVD Review". MovieWeb. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  17. ^ Fulci, Frank (October 8, 2019). "I Don't Wanna be the Wolf Man - "Malevolence" Review". Repulsive Reviews. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  19. ^ D, Crisco (January 24, 2011). "Malevolence Review". Horror Society. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  21. ^ Scheck, Frank (March 17, 2011). "Bereavement: Movie Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  22. ^ Howard, Steph (August 30, 2011). "Review: Bereavement". Daily Dead. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  23. ^ The Black Saint (April 7, 2019). "Film Review: Bereavement (2010)". Horror News. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  24. ^ Tor (October 28, 2011). "Bereavement (Movie Review)". Bloody Good Horror. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  25. ^ Fulci, Frank (October 29, 2019). "Why Don't You Give Them to Goldilocks? - "Malevolence 3: Killer" Review". Repulsive Reviews. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  29. ^ "Bereavement (2011)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  30. ^ "Malevolence (2004)". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  31. ^ "Bereavement (2011)". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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