Two
kids named David (Eric Foster) and Lynn
(Kim Valentine) move to their
grandparents house after their father's
death as they were told their mother died
when they were little and move to a small
country with their Grandparents.
But while they are there they encounter a
strange woman (Brinke Stevens) wherever
they go as they both feel in danger by
her. They also found a man dead near
their home.
Plus, David is told by one of the
neighborhood kids named Raymond (Craig
Yerman) that his Grandparents house is an
evil place as they have killed people and
did other nasty deeds.
Eric spots the strange woman having
contact with their grandparents and then
they torture her and keep her trapped.
He feels endangered and terrified but
doesn't know if he should run to the
police on this matter and he is in for a
shocking surprise and the same with Lynn
after what is going to happen and who
this strange woman is.
An impressive beginning with
the film when a bus is rolling along
carrying both David and Lynn and suddenly the mysterious lady credited as the Woman is standing in the middle of
the road acting like a statue with the
bus swerving around her. It's just so
weird and a great beginning to the film
which looked greatly made and shot.
There's a perfect nightmare sequence as
if it were real when David is
looking out the window seeing both his grandparents carrying the Woman's body down to a cellar
as it shows good camera shots on David
trying to stay quiet and finding out what
is going on.
There's a great intense scene between David and his grandfather as you think wake me
up!!!!
We have a good scene during a swimming
race performed by David and a
nice shot on the Woman staring at
him behind the bleachers of people waving
to him still bringing an unsolved mystery
to her part.
We see a conversation between Kenny and Lynn in a
swimming pool as he circles around her
trying to flirt with her which was in
good taste as you just wanna tell the guy
to buzz off.
The best discussions was with David and Raymond when they walk around the area of the
countryside and this dude scares David with
creepy tales about his Grandparents'
place and the evil doings going on there.
We see a great shot of David staring at both of his grandparents beating the Woman with a stick a
half of a distance away with the camera
panning on them which looks quite
distrubing.
Plus the story showed good eerie scenes with the Woman in the refrigerator and David looking shocked and frightened
afterwards at the picnic dinner table
outside too scared to eat and both of his grandparents looking at him
angrily which really gives you a chill
down your spine.
We also have perfect intensity between the Grandfather and Raymond when he is looking for his belongings andthe Grandfather gives him a menacing and evil
look at him while carrying a shotgun in
one hand.
There's a perfect setting when the Woman was tied up trying to convince the kids
to release her and then she attacks as
there's a great chase scene between David and Lynn against the Woman which was incredibly suspenseful.
Steven's was directed terrifically
screaming insanely while attacking and
running as she believeably looked like a
maniac especially showing her evil
expressionless face during many takes
when she tries to trap the kids.
We see a great camera shot on a toy
rocket zooming around in the cellar
knocking jars and other things down which
keeps things occupied.
Bottom line: A very mysterious horror
flick that focuses on a good story even
if it was made on a low budget. In the beginning it looks like that it
might just be a mystery/suspense type of
a film but then during the middle of the
film things get very twisted with the
deceiving grandparents. At first they may seem loving but then
you discover that they are very evil. Packed with lots of scary touches in the
film and totally psychotic as well.
The acting is very
well done and I am quite impressed with
it. Eric Foster (David) does a great job
as a terrified grandson experiencing his
grandparents deadly secrets. Showed perfect
evil expressions and reactions in a certain scene. He shows a nice menacing
attitude when he shows his onscreen sister a
picture of the Woman. He performed the best ever towards the
end with his insane behavior with an axe.
Kim Valentine (Lynn) was talented
herself in her role as an outgoing
teenage granddaughter and knows how to
get paranoid and scared on set when she
needs to be.
Len Lesser (Grandfather) comes across wonderfully
as an evil Grandfather and perfomrs very
menacing too.
Of course Brinke Stevens
(The Woman) performed terrifically as the estranged
woman which made her performance eerie
and very mysterious and plays
terrifically demented too. She performs terrifically
quarter way through screaming insanely while attacking and
running as she believeably looked like a
maniac especially showing her evil
expressionless face during many takes
when she tries to trap the kids. Reacts wonderfully by crying
in fright while being tied up. This film
helped her scream queen career in future
low budget films too.
Supporting actor Michael Robinson
(Raymond) was so dorky as a 50's type teenage
womaniser but again this was probably
intentional for his role in the film. He looks like he's believeably
in pain when he gets shot and showing an
aggressive attitude when someone tries
to help him.
We have a comedic performance by David
Donham (Mr. Sackett) as a nearby resident and
friend of the family and is quite okay in
his part.
The music was nicely
composed by Nigel Holton and Clive
Wright as we have a cold cheesy
synthesizer sounding to many of the
scene's as well as some paino playing and
woodwinds too.
Boy at
Pool: If I had a sister like that,
I'd boff her!
David:
This is her underwear, I could make you
eat them!
David:
You killed my mother!!!! |
