Deranged and depraved psycho priest Zachary Malius (a genuinely unnerving portrayal by creepy-looking chrome-dome Charles Cragin) escapes from a sanitarium. Malius goes to Winfield College and starts picking off the student body on hell night.
Director Brian Owens relates the familiar, but still enjoyable story at a steady pace, presents a reasonable amount of tension and spooky gloom-doom atmosphere, delivers a generous serving of nasty gore, and sprinkles in some tasty gratuitous female nudity for trashy good measure. The acceptable acting by the competent cast holds the movie together: Laura Carney makes for an appealing final girl as the spunky Liz, Ted Clark amuses as annoying snoop Ned Bara, and Franke Hughes projects the right snarly attitude as surly pledge Sonny. Alas, token big name Darren McGavin isn't given much to due as the secretive Henry Collins. On the other hand, it's a kick to see both Sam Rockwell and Jorja Fox in small roles in their dues-paying salad days. On the debit side, the killer's pithy "no" quips quickly become tiresome and the cliché "it ain't over yet!" sequel set-up ending is super annoying. No lost classic, but still worth a watch for hardcore slice'n'dice fans.
Director Brian Owens relates the familiar, but still enjoyable story at a steady pace, presents a reasonable amount of tension and spooky gloom-doom atmosphere, delivers a generous serving of nasty gore, and sprinkles in some tasty gratuitous female nudity for trashy good measure. The acceptable acting by the competent cast holds the movie together: Laura Carney makes for an appealing final girl as the spunky Liz, Ted Clark amuses as annoying snoop Ned Bara, and Franke Hughes projects the right snarly attitude as surly pledge Sonny. Alas, token big name Darren McGavin isn't given much to due as the secretive Henry Collins. On the other hand, it's a kick to see both Sam Rockwell and Jorja Fox in small roles in their dues-paying salad days. On the debit side, the killer's pithy "no" quips quickly become tiresome and the cliché "it ain't over yet!" sequel set-up ending is super annoying. No lost classic, but still worth a watch for hardcore slice'n'dice fans.