Netflix gems: Death Tunnel and Axe

I hope this is the first in a continuing series. I am a Netflix subscriber, for better or worse. But one of the things I love best about them is the RSS feed of new releases. Because they include a synopsis of the movie in question. Some of them are delightful. Like this one, for Death Tunnel:

“When a creepy college dare lands five coeds (Steffany Huckaby, Annie Burgstede, Kristin Novak, Melanie Lewis and Yolanda Pecoraro) in an abandoned sanatorium — dubbed “the Scariest Place in the World” — they’re forced to bunk with the spirits of the building’s tortured past. So, how could it get any worse? The only way out is the dreaded Death Tunnel, a 500-foot underground chute used to evacuate dead patients.”

There’s a trailer!

And from a movie called Axe, or Greed or something:

“Hassled by a motorcycle gang at a dusty tavern in the California desert, resourceful rock climbers Raven (Darlena Tejeiro) and Ashley (Andrea Bogart) make a fast exit — on the gang leader’s hog. But with the enraged bikers in pursuit — not to mention an ax-wielding, escaped serial killer on the loose — the two ladies have their work cut out. The supporting cast includes Jason London, Joe Goodrich and Nathan Anderson.”

Here’s a review of Axe from The Video Graveyard.

I like that the protagonists are all girls. No attempt to make these anything but what they are. Except, of course, for poor Jason London.