Ever seen anyone get out of prison, and when he/she get out, that person is not the same? That's what happens to Terry(John Savage) in "The Killing Kind". Terry spent 2 years in prison for being a participant in a gang rape of Tina(Susan Bernard, "Faster Pussycat, Kill,Kill). She did however, lead Terry on. I think the rape was indeed staged by her and company. Evidently, she lied about how it went. Terry's mother(Ann Sothern) wanted her dead. Behind her back, Terry gets into his mother's car one night, and runs her off the road. The second person he kills next is the lawyer who gave him a bad deal. He goes to her house, get her drunk, and set her house on fire, with her in it! Terry goes too far when he sets his sights on Lori (Cindy Williams), the new boarder. The mother feels bad on what she does, as the old saying goes, "A mother's love goes only so far." "Psycho" deals with mother issues, "The Killing Kind" deals with the son's issues after prison. Prison should change people for the better. Instead, it brings the worst out of him. He would have been better if he wasn't such a "mama's boy", he would have lived a lot longer. 2 out of 5 stars
Review of The Killing Kind
