Produced, Written & Directed by: Dante Tomaselli Starring: The Amazing Kreskin ... Reverend Salo Lizzy Mahon ... Grace Salo Danny Lopes ... Luck Vincent Lamberti ... Reverend Salo Jr. Christie Sanford ... Mrs. Salo Jessica Pagan ... Marisa Raine Brown ... Amanda Kevin Kenney ... Kevin Chris Farabaugh ... Fred Cameo: Felissa Rose ... Art Therapist Release Date: Edmonton International Horror Film Festival: 2002; San Francisco Independent Film Festival; New York City Horror Film Festival; SF Indiefest: February 10 & 15, 2002 Rating:

The story involves a band of five teens that escape from a drug rehabilitation center to cash in on a questionable promise of salvation from the psychopathic Reverend Salo Jr. (Vincent Lamberti). Leader of the pack Luck (Danny Lopes), fueled on major hallucinogens, transports the gang to the reverend's isolated house where the basis of the second plot has been set simultaneously.

Here lives Grace (Lizzy Mahon), Salo Jr.'s daughter, whom he and his equally bizarre wife (Christie Sanford) have enslaved through enforced drug addiction and psychic brainwashing. Grace's only salvation appears to be by the guidance of her paternal grandfather Reverend Salo Sr. (The Amazing Kreskin). But this hope is quickly jeopardized when it becomes revealed that his comforting visitations may be being made from beyond the grave.

Regardless, it is through Grace's visions involving him that she learns of her parent's demonic pastimes, which include abduction, murder, and possibly worse. Shortly after the arrival of the rehab escapees, Luck shoots and kills Salo Jr. and his wife. This eruption of bloody violence becomes the catalyst for the unleashing of dark forces. These include a torture scene in a chamber of horrors, and murderous attacks by demonic manifestation in the forms of a satanic goat and an army of zombies.

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A great indie flick! Dante's major improvement since Desecration.
This flick was like a cross between a Stephen King flick and a Quentin Tarrantino flick.
The stories take place at different times which makes it confusing but interesting too.
When I first watched this I was thinking of it like a psychological version of the Shining. It is spooky too.
2 thumbs up to Dante.

The acting is quite well done. There's not a heck of alot of dialogue in this since the film is very artsy.
I like Christie Sanfords character as the demented Mrs. Salo and Lizzy Mahon does a perfect job as her ill daughter Grace.
Tomaselli's favourite actor Danny Lopes is fine as the head of the troubled runaways Luck.
Also Felissa's cameo as the Art Therapist is very effective and her scene is very similar to the ending of her scene as Angela in Sleepaway Camp.
Of course we can't forget the Amazing Kreskin in his first acting role as he does a very good job in it.

There is some horror violence.
Zombies tear apart a girl but it isn't extremely graphic.
Danny Lopes' character spits out gobs of blood.
Vincent Lambert's character as the demented Reverend bites a chunk out of Lopes' neck as well as a patient there has his legs badly burned or so it looks with blood draining out fo them.

The directing is great as Dante really knew his stuff. He will go far I will tell you that.
He has great shots of the goat as well as the freaky events with Christie Sanfords character.
Plus the scenery with the alleyway when Danny Lopes' character is trying to find his way around looks terrifically polished.
The scene where the goat horns stabs Raine Brown's eyes out will make you jump too.

Ray Mesinai composed the music for the opening credits.
Dante did the music for the rest of the flick and loved his creepy keyboard sounds during the closing credits.

The DVD features:

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Ms. Salo: You're not better!!!

Reverend Salo: Grace, did you know that your Mom sold her soul to your father?

Luck: Who are you?
Art Therapist: I'm the new art therapist.