Directed by John Russo
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Lions Gate)
Low budget nastiness from John Russo, cowriter of the original Night of the Living Dead with George Romero. Like its predecessor, it's filmed in Pennsylvania with amateurs. A family of Satan-worshiping rednecks kidnaps teens and ritually murders them at their masses. Runaway Melanie Verlin hitchhikes her way to the small town where the murders are occurring, and finds herself locked up in a dog kennel. Her stepfather, who earlier in the film tried to rape her, comes to her rescue. There is some potential here, the redemption of the stepfather, the strong female character, the exposition of small town racism, but the amateur acting, instead of helping, sinks it.
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