The story centers around a young girl that runs away from home to escape her cruel step-father played by Lawrence Tierney.
The young woman, Nancy Johnson (Melanie Verlin) gets a ride from two young mewn in a van. As tey are camping out they are attacked by two men dressed as policeman. They shoot and kill the men and take Nancy to their house.
She is kept in a cage and they intend to use her as a sacrifice to Satan. Her step-father in a cop and he goes in search of her. This is a very simple plot, but the execution is done very well.
This film was shot in Butler County Pennsylvania, of couse and features some players from George Romero horror films including Russell Streiner and John Amplas.
A lot of people have said this film is extremely gory, but in reality it's not as bad as they say. Maybe back in 1982 it was considered "very gory" but this uncut edition on Blu-ray is pretty tame.
I liked this film a lot and it seems to me anyway that it's kind of a forgotten gem of a movie. Being a small independent film, it seemed to get lost in the year it was released.
The presentation from Severin is excellent and does contain a few cool extras. Recommended horror for fans of the genre.
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