Imagine walking down the street and finding an unmarked VHS tape. Curiosity piqued, you take it home and pop it in. What starts off as two men screwing around with a video camera quickly transforms into an ultra-realistic torture sequence where the unidentified psychopaths tape their exploits as they torment and violate a woman tied to a chair. The devastation of your morals continues throughout the entirety of the footage, while subtly revealing the killer's shattered pasts via the interaction with their victims and each other. The most shockingly realistic portrait of a serial killer's existence is, Fred Vogel's AUGUST UNDERGROUND.
The most disturbing film ever made?—Mike Watt, Rue Morgue Magazine
Tense, uncomfortable and demented. 'August Underground' may very well be the last word in serial killer movies.—Film Threat
One... side effect of running a horror site is that a lot of indie filmmakers who want people to know about their movies are willing to send you free copies for review. One such film is August Underground, which proves to me that exploitation horror never went away, it just went underground.—Dread Central
There's really no doubt about the fact that August Underground holds a place in indie horror film history. It's almost become legendary in its status.—Monsters at Play
this film is VERY brutal. It's extremely ruthless, and it holds no punches.—Zombies Don't Run
Few films are as unsettling as August Underground.—Flipside Movie Emporium
Even in the company of the thousands of horror films created in recent history, August Underground is still considered one of the most disturbing horror movies every made.—Found Footage Critic
August Underground is difficult to watch as it´s truly disturbing, uncompromising and shocking.—Independent Flicks
August Underground is the definition of extreme.—MalevolentDark.com
August Underground is as close to a snuff movie as you're going to get.—HorrorTalk.com