Janet (a solid and appealing performance by the fetching Jill Pierce) decides to visit her conservative family at their remote farmhouse located in the country. However, a vicious mystery killer spoils the family reunion by bumping off folks left and right.
Director Terence O'Hara keeps the standard, but still pretty enjoyable and engrossing story moving along at a constant pace, stages the murder set pieces with stylish aplomb, pulls out the stirring stops at the exciting climax, and throws in some tasty gratuitous female nudity for trashy good measure. However, O'Hara crucially fails to generate much in the way of any essential tension or creepy atmosphere. The by-the-numbers script by Rick Pamplin and Robert W. Fisher trots out such endearingly cornball slice'n'dice clichés as the Killer Who Refuses to Die and that longtime favorite The Psycho Hiding in the Backseat of a Car. The acting is strictly so-so, with the only stand-outs being Aarin Teich as the geeky Perry, Jeff Arbaugh as likeable hero Steve, who sports an absolutely hideous mullet; Sara Lee Wade as foxy blonde tease Cindy, and John O'Connor as crusty grandpa Hodge. David A. Makin's slick cinematography provides a pleasing polished look. Jerry Grant's moody synthesizer score hits the shuddery spot. A decent diversion for hardcore knifekill movie fans.
Director Terence O'Hara keeps the standard, but still pretty enjoyable and engrossing story moving along at a constant pace, stages the murder set pieces with stylish aplomb, pulls out the stirring stops at the exciting climax, and throws in some tasty gratuitous female nudity for trashy good measure. However, O'Hara crucially fails to generate much in the way of any essential tension or creepy atmosphere. The by-the-numbers script by Rick Pamplin and Robert W. Fisher trots out such endearingly cornball slice'n'dice clichés as the Killer Who Refuses to Die and that longtime favorite The Psycho Hiding in the Backseat of a Car. The acting is strictly so-so, with the only stand-outs being Aarin Teich as the geeky Perry, Jeff Arbaugh as likeable hero Steve, who sports an absolutely hideous mullet; Sara Lee Wade as foxy blonde tease Cindy, and John O'Connor as crusty grandpa Hodge. David A. Makin's slick cinematography provides a pleasing polished look. Jerry Grant's moody synthesizer score hits the shuddery spot. A decent diversion for hardcore knifekill movie fans.