Sadly, this is much worse...
In a confusing bit, it cuts from that to our Heroine (who is also blond and interchangeable) waking up from a dream. Did that happen?
Yes.
A random woman is stalked at her Home and attacked by a guy who looks like knock-off Tor Johnson from Plan 9.
He doesn't kill her- he just has his freaky way with her. Classy.
Confusing, no?
Our Heroine is the Sheriff and she's investigating the case, which grows as another victim (in nearly identical fashion) is had.
Oh and this Film rarely turns all of the lights on (though not as bad as in Psycho Santa).
Were you trying to be atmospheric or just skimping on the light bill to fund the Film?
Our Heroine connects the dots and realizes that all of the victims so far are her friends. This Town has like 6 people in it and you took how long to figure this out?
It all goes back to a time some point in the past- shot in black and white to be arty- where she overpowered and killer her abusive Dad.
She got her friends to help dispose of the body in an unmarked grave.
She's knocked out and he has his way with the other friend, killing this one too though.
Nobody believes her story- and why would you?- and she ends up a suspect...somehow. It gets us to the end, so let's go with it.
She escapes a Police Watch- thanks to her Partner- and goes to where the body was buried.
He rises from you grave and attacks her. She tries to kill him, but fails and...okay, you know what happens. Gross. The End.
Dark- literally and figuratively- and not that interesting all around. I'll give the Film some breaks here. It is not a big budget Film. It was clearly made with passion by someone in a small Town with short funds to work with. I get it. That said, the Film is dimly-lit, oddly-paced, features so-so Acting and a Plot that goes too far. The idea of the corpse coming back to life for revenge is not a new one. Going a step beyond (not One Step Beyond, mind you) to having him, well, you know, the victims is a new, lower level though. People often thinks of Horror Films as all being Misogynist. That's obviously not true as a whole, but Films like this don't help the defense. All of the women here serve one role. Our Heroine seems like she'll be more, but she quickly devolves into over-acting and meets a gross, dark fate in the end. To quote MST3K, 'Thank you for joining us for No Moral Theater!' Yeesh. If you can get past the grosser aspects of the Film, you can see them *trying* to make something good. They don't get there, but a C for Effort, I guess. The Director- Michael P. DiPaolo- has a handful of credits after this, so maybe I can give him another change- I'm just in no rush. You can debate whether the Film is just trying to be salacious or challenging- feel free. I'm more interested in this discussion- is this Day for Night or not? Discuss.
A fairly-cheap, fairly-forgettable Film, save for one aspect. It's a shame that its 'selling point' won't work for most people.
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