The
story involves a band of five teens that
escape from a drug rehabilitation center
to cash in on a questionable promise of
salvation from the psychopathic Reverend
Salo Jr. (Vincent Lamberti). Leader of
the pack Luck (Danny Lopes), fueled on
major hallucinogens, transports the gang
to the reverend's isolated house where
the basis of the second plot has been set
simultaneously.
Here lives Grace (Lizzy Mahon), Salo
Jr.'s daughter, whom he and his equally
bizarre wife (Christie Sanford) have
enslaved through enforced drug addiction
and psychic brainwashing. Grace's only
salvation appears to be by the guidance
of her paternal grandfather Reverend Salo
Sr. (The Amazing Kreskin). But this hope
is quickly jeopardized when it becomes
revealed that his comforting visitations
may be being made from beyond the grave.
Regardless, it is through Grace's visions
involving him that she learns of her
parent's demonic pastimes, which include
abduction, murder, and possibly worse.
Shortly after the arrival of the rehab
escapees, Luck shoots and kills Salo Jr.
and his wife. This eruption of bloody
violence becomes the catalyst for the
unleashing of dark forces. These include
a torture scene in a chamber of horrors,
and murderous attacks by demonic
manifestation in the forms of a satanic
goat and an army of zombies.
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A great indie
flick! Dante's major improvement
since Desecration.
This flick was like a cross between a Stephen
King flick and a Quentin
Tarrantino flick.
The stories take place at different times
which makes it confusing but interesting
too.
When I first watched this I was thinking
of it like a psychological version of the
Shining. It is spooky
too.
2 thumbs up to Dante.
The acting is
quite well done. There's not a heck of
alot of dialogue in this since the film
is very artsy.
I like Christie Sanfords
character as the demented Mrs. Salo and Lizzy
Mahon does a perfect job as her ill
daughter Grace.
Tomaselli's favourite actor Danny
Lopes is fine as the head of the
troubled runaways Luck.
Also Felissa's cameo as the Art
Therapist is very effective and her scene
is very similar to the ending of her
scene as Angela in Sleepaway Camp.
Of course we can't forget the Amazing
Kreskin in his first acting role as
he does a very good job in it.
There is some
horror violence.
Zombies tear apart a girl but it isn't
extremely graphic.
Danny Lopes' character spits out
gobs of blood.
Vincent Lambert's character as
the demented Reverend bites a chunk out
of Lopes' neck as well as a patient there
has his legs badly burned or so it looks
with blood draining out fo them.
The directing is
great as Dante really knew his
stuff. He will go far I will tell you
that.
He has great shots of the goat as well as
the freaky events with Christie
Sanfords character.
Plus the scenery with the alleyway when Danny
Lopes' character is trying to find
his way around looks terrifically
polished.
The scene where the goat horns stabs Raine
Brown's eyes out will make you jump
too.
There's a nice dark shot on Jessica
Pagan trying to run after a car
speeding away crying for help along with
a good shot on her looking upset and
someone from behind her about to whack
her in the head with a shovel.
Ray Mesinai composed
the music for the opening credits which
had a screechy sound to it and was
necessary.
Dante did the music for the rest
of the flick and loved his creepy
keyboard sounds during the closing
credits.
Ms.
Salo: You're
not better!!!
Reverend Salo: Grace,
did you know that your Mom sold her soul
to your father?
Luck: Who
are you?
Art Therapist: I'm the new art
therapist.
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