Nikos the Impaler

126 minutesLanguageEnglishBudget$40,000 USD

Nikos the Impaler is a 2003 z-grade splatter film directed by and starring German auteur Andreas Schnaas. It follows a reincarnated Romanian barbarian (Schnaas) as he wreaks havoc on modern day New York City. It was released in some territories as Violent Shit 4.^[1]

College professor Frank Heller (Joe Zaso) and his girlfriend Sandra (Felissa Rose) lead a ragtag group of museum patrons in a race for their lives. After a botched robbery attempt spills blood on the ancient mask of Nikos a lu Unziceanu (Schnaas), the barbarian returns to kill off virtually anyone who crosses his path. After wiping out the denizens of the art museum, the maniac turns his sights on a health club, gay bar, movie theater, and video store.

• Joe Zaso as Frank Heller
• Felissa Rose as Sandra Kane
• Andreas Schnaas as Nikos
• Brenda Abbandandolo as Daisy
• Joseph Michael Lagana as Pete
• Joe Lattanzi as Ryan

• Andreas Schnaas: Director
• Ted Geoghegan: Screenwriter
• Joe Zaso: Producer
• C.C. Becker: Producer

• The film was shot in New York City and parts of Long Island on a budget of US$40,000 and was released direct-to-DVD.
• The name Nikos was also the killer's name in Andreas Schnaas' 1999 film, Anthropophagous 2000. Schnaas played Nikos in both movies.
• Cameos in the film include Debbie Rochon, Lloyd Kaufman, Darian Caine, Tina Krause, and musician Bela B. of Die Ärzte.

• Nikos page at The Internet Movie Database
• NIKOS at AllMovie