Directed by John Duncan, who also made Black River Monster, The Hackers is a Michigan SOV by way of rednecksploitation that is all about the Hacker family: Pa (Howard Coburn), his sons Arnie (Dale Caughel) and Eldon Junior (Steve Prichard), who already cut off most of his face with a chainsaw, so he wears a mask. You may watch this and wonder, ” Am I watching a cosplay Sawyer family? You sure are. But the actors are all in, so let’s go for it too.

The film’s pacing is a strange, hypnotic slurry. In between unsettling trips to a local playground, the Hackers operate a makeshift handyman service. Their business model is simple: if the invoice isn’t settled, the client is liquidated. The body count swells with disgruntled employers, unlucky hitchhikers, and a local farmer who ends up a grisly piece of outdoor decor. Just as the viewer begins to wonder if there’s a narrative compass, the plot arrives in the form of Marcie (Michelle Rank). Dispatched by her boss to oversee roof repairs on a summer home, she brings her sister Angelia (Denise Ferris) along for a getaway that quickly sours.

It also has some fishing.

I’ve done the kind of work the Hackers do, and I feel some catharsis watching this, imagining getting people back for shortening my day by slicing them to pieces. It’s cheap, it’s quick, and it’s all that is good and warm about SOV.

You can watch this on YouTube.