I love the smell of low budget horror in the morning.
A woman gets a tribal fertility mask, that appears to be papier-mâché, and becomes convinced that a demon named Nightmare man is living inside her. This creature, of course, wants to escape, rape, and gut her (not necessarily in that order). While on her way to be committed to an asylum the car runs out of gas. Her dutiful husband goes off to walk the 20 mile round trip to the gas station while she stays in the car. Somehow, Nightmare Man ends up finding her and chasing her through the woods to a mountain cottage populated by 2 couples playing Erotic Truth or Dare. As the group starts getting picked off in the typical fashion, simple sexual tensions and story arcs play out unimportantly.
As all the characters converge on the cabin, several things become clear. The special effects budget was in the tens of dollars, the main actress must have been a friend of the writer, director, or producer, and that the only actress that makes this ride interesting at all is Tiffany Shepis playing Mia.
The Nitty Gritty: Scale of 0 to 10
Camp Factor – 6 (thankfully, it doesn’t take itself very seriously at all)
Gore – 3 (the deaths are quick, but painful. There was no budget for true gore)
Creep Factor – 1 (there has to be some tension to have a creepy feel)
Nudity/Sex – 7 (the film opens and closes with nudity. The scenes that don’t contain nudity spent one third of the wardrobe costs at Victoria’s Secret)
Jump Scenes – 0 (even the sudden deaths weren’t sudden enough)
Verdict: You need to be a fan of low budget horror to enjoy this one at all. It is an experience for fun loving horror fans only. This one is barely above camcorder budget. If, however, you are a fan of Ms. Shepis then be warned that she shines in this one. The question is whether she was that good or if the rest of the cast was that bad.
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