Revenge Of The Slashers: Timmy Reston

Searching For The Final Piece Of The Puzzle

Equal parts giallo slasher and exploitation film, 1982’s Pieces tells us the story of little Timmy Reston, a kid who really, really loves puzzles. When his mother discovers him putting together a puzzle of a nude model, she goes through his room looking for any and all pornography and demands that he get a plastic bag for her so that she can throw away the filth. Instead, Timmy grabs an axe and hacks his mother to death. He tells the police that a stranger came into the home and murdered his mother, and little Timmy gets away with his diabolical crime. Years later, young girls are found dismembered on a college campus. As the police go on the hunt for the killer, Timmy, who now goes by the name Dean Timothy Foley, is putting together the perfect puzzle.

You can check out my review of the film here, but let’s focus on Timmy in this post. Timmy is clearly insane. He’s killing young women and taking specific pieces of their bodies to create a human puzzle. His weapon of choice is a chainsaw, although he has one particularly brutal murder that takes place on a water bed that involves his use of a knife. Although it initially appears like he is randomly choosing victims, it’s revealed in the end that he wants specific parts from certain women to form his creation.

We don’t get that many glimpses at Timmy in his full gear, as most of the shots focus on the gory dismemberment of his victims. When we do see him, it’s pretty obvious that the pulp hero known as The Shadow is an inspiration for his look. Timmy is a brutal murderer, and he definitely earned his spot on this year’s Thirty-One Days O’Horror list.

Have you checked out Pieces? If you haven’t, please note that it is very violent and features a lot of exploitative nudity. Honestly, the director, Juan Piquer Simon, comes off as a real creeper, as he rewrote entire scenes to add more nudity after seeing the actresses that were cast in some of the roles.

Thanks for checking out today’s post. More mayhem is coming your way tomorrow!