The mistake is approaching it as a horror film, when it’s really a drama about loneliness, religious fanaticism and untreated mental illness. The horror of real life, actually.

Grimy, low-budget to the bone, pure grindhouse energy. It was super obscure for years until Vinegar Syndrome dug it up. It’s trash, full of bad decisions, and honestly it slaps if you’re into weird 80s horror. If you like cheap, bloody, and totally unhinged horror, check it out.

Religion as a curse. Faith as a tool of salvation and destruction. Strong characters leading with their personal traumas. Messages have been successfully delivered.

“How do you wake up from a nightmare if you’re not asleep?” 

My favorite Bale movie.