A group of youngsters (I will not use the word "teens" as they obviously weren't) are heading out on a long journey to some lake. They decide to stop on their journey and pull up in some woods. The weather turns for the worse so they break into a large, creepy looking "abandoned" house, which obviously isn't abandoned. In fact, being a slasher movie, it is the home to a homicidal maniac!
Spaniard Jose Ramon Larraz had previously made some good films. But like many other horror directors the quality of his later work declined, this being an example. For a start the quality of acting ranges from wooden to passable. The kids must be really dumb to think that nobody lives in the house when it is clearly still lived in, there is even yesterday's newspaper there (one character exclaims "Nothing in this house makes any sense!") The killings take a while to get going and when they do there is not much gore, most are quick throat slashes. The only reason that I can think of as to why this is rated 18 in the UK is down to the nudity and a sex scene involving the very attractive Jennifer DeLora. The most interesting fact is that the large house in which the film is set was somebody's real home and all of the furniture etc was genuine, not set up. AKA "Savage Lust" on VHS, I watched it on Blu-ray and the 2K restoration was excellent. There were plans for a sequel, it never happened and that's probably no bad thing!
Spaniard Jose Ramon Larraz had previously made some good films. But like many other horror directors the quality of his later work declined, this being an example. For a start the quality of acting ranges from wooden to passable. The kids must be really dumb to think that nobody lives in the house when it is clearly still lived in, there is even yesterday's newspaper there (one character exclaims "Nothing in this house makes any sense!") The killings take a while to get going and when they do there is not much gore, most are quick throat slashes. The only reason that I can think of as to why this is rated 18 in the UK is down to the nudity and a sex scene involving the very attractive Jennifer DeLora. The most interesting fact is that the large house in which the film is set was somebody's real home and all of the furniture etc was genuine, not set up. AKA "Savage Lust" on VHS, I watched it on Blu-ray and the 2K restoration was excellent. There were plans for a sequel, it never happened and that's probably no bad thing!