[1] It had its world premiere on October 14, 2014 at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival and was shot over a 20-day period in Vilnius, Lithuania.

While exploring a strange club, Amy finds an intriguing series of portraits belonging to the Cuzas family.

Restrained on a slab in the dungeon, Amy is forced to watch as The Artist flays Brock’s back and removes his skin for use as a canvas.

Kelly escapes the parlor and runs for help, but ends up chased by the street youths Jesse assaulted earlier.

"[6] Ain't It Cool News was more mixed in their review and they remarked that "Robert Lasardo's Artist is a great centerpiece for the film to hang on, and there are moments of both gore and suspense that are clear evidence of Downs and Gage's talent behind the camera.

But the tattoo-centric plot and the lame, oversexed dialogue of the teens give the film a sense of "bro-ness" that conflicts with the joys of its no-bullshit scares, and that's a shame, 'cause when they hit, they do tend to leave a mark.

"[7] Fangoria mostly panned the film, praising LaSardo and Fabel while writing overall "Sure the premise is intriguing, the villains are vile (in a good way!

), and the setting is darkly magical… but those they aren’t enough to elevate the poor acting, atrocious dialogue and ugly, nasty violence.