A deranged sniper stalks city streets, taunting police with grisly crime scene photographs.
STONE COLD DEAD
This is a fast-paced, standard crime story with Sgt. Boyd (Richard Crenna) as a lone cop out to clean up the neighborhood. Kurtz (Paul Williams) is a wild gangster who manages a ring of prostitutes, and right now he has problems. Someone is shooting his hookers. A few of the undercover cops get killed as they try to infiltrate the hooker trade, so Sgt. Boyd is more or less alone in bringing in the sniper and giving Kurtz his due. While he is focusing on those tasks, prostitute Monica (Linda Sorenson) is focusing on him.
Quick Answer
Stone Cold Dead is a 1979 Canadian horror-thriller film directed by George Mendeluk about a lone cop hunting a sniper who is murdering prostitutes and sending photos of the crimes to the police.
Programmer's Pick
This Canadian giallo doesn’t skimp on sleaze or suspense, swapping Italian alleyways for snow-dusted city grit. Paul Williams as a caring but rough-edged pimp is a twist you won’t see coming—he brings a surprising heart to a film loaded with seedy crime and pulpy paranoia.
— SassyFlix Programmer
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Why Cult
It’s a rare northern take on the giallo formula, blending stylish murder-mystery with Toronto’s no-nonsense streets.
The murderer doesn’t just kill—he mails taunting crime scene photos to the police, upping the psychological ante.
Paul Williams trades his usual charm for grit as Julius Kurtz, a pimp with a complicated moral code.
Sgt. Boyd’s relentless pursuit takes viewers deep into the city’s underworld, mixing cop drama with exploitation edge.
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Sniper begins killing prostitutes and sending photos to the police
Deranged sniper targeting prostitutes
Murders and taunting police with crime scene photographs
Urban city streets
Questions from the Vault
When was Stone Cold Dead released? +
Stone Cold Dead was released in 1979.
Who directed Stone Cold Dead? +
Stone Cold Dead was directed by George Mendeluk.
How long is Stone Cold Dead? +
Stone Cold Dead has a runtime of 100 minutes.
What genre is Stone Cold Dead? +
Stone Cold Dead is a horror and thriller film.
Where can I watch Stone Cold Dead? +
Stone Cold Dead is available to stream on SassyFlix.
