I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I'll always have a soft spot for this movie. An obscure horror film made in America in the 70s and set in a drive in. Whats not to like?Could it be the mentally challenged employee there called Germy who could be the killer? Or the local sex pest we see the cops interview? ('I didn't do anything wrong! I was just at the drive in to beat my meat!')Yes, its slow in places, yes there are obvious filler scenes to pad out the running time. But its full of character and is pretty scary.I first saw this on VHS and then DVD in the 80s and both released through VIPCO. It was the worst print used for a transfer EVER. The film is now on Blu ray through Severin Films and looks amazing after a long lost print was found, where else, but in an abandoned drive in. Life imitates life. Or something.

The movie is awful, cheesy but kinda fun to watch. It's better than I expected it to be - I thought it might have been a grindhouse style of film but it's not. It's a slasher, bloody but not a lot of that going on... it's main focus is on two cops trying to solve the murders! The best thing about the film are the two cops who could pass as brothers! Really, their facial features look similar to one another and similar build to their bodies.. only real difference is one is slightly shorter than the other!! I could see these two in a spin off 1970s TV show playing the same two cops and still solving murders. LOL! It's not a film to seek out - even for a die-hard horror fan - but it is an OK watch if you happen to catch it on one night or acquire it in a film pack as I did.3/10

This sleazy thriller is cruder than Hell, and in truth it doesn't offer an over abundance of sordid thrills. It functions more like a police procedural at times, albeit one that's not terribly interesting. Two detectives, played by Bruce Kimball and John F. Goff, are on the trail of a sword wielding psychopath terrorizing the same drive in theatre over and over, usually offing just one couple a night. Among the suspects that they interview: bald headed, hulking theatre owner Austin Johnson (Robert E. Pearson), and the skinny, quivery creep Orville (Norman Sheridan).Veteran character actor Goff, a veteran of LOTS of B level and exploitation cinema, also co- wrote the script with his friend and frequent co-star George 'Buck' Flower. The cast includes other familiar faces such as John Alderman, Jacqueline Giroux, and Janus Blythe. Flower himself turns up, uncredited, late in the tale as a maniac with a machete, and the girl *he's* terrorizing is played by Flowers' own real-life daughter! Since there are some experienced actors on hand, the performances are a shade better than one might ordinarily see in such a movie. Both Pearson and Sheridan are extremely amusing, especially the latter given that he plasters porn all over one wall of his house. The same goes for Douglas Gudbye as slow witted theatre custodian "Germy"; this guy is a hoot.Since this picture is in the public domain, one will need to be prepared for somewhat less than ideal audio quality, rendering some dialogue unintelligible. (Not that this is any great loss.) The lighting by Ken Gibb is appropriate to the material, and the music score is hilariously crummy. That song that opens the movie is pretty catchy, though. The gore may be of the dollar store variety, but it suits its purpose. The first kill is a pretty cool decapitation.The ending is quite unsatisfying, however.Six out of 10.

Typical drive-in fare. A movie to show that no one is going to watch as they are too busy making out.Bue, in this movie, which takes place in a drive-in, someone is running a sword through lovers engaged in passionate activities.It is a dark movie, well drive-ins don't operate during the day do they? The acting is atrocious, and it is just an excuse to show some blood.It's not worth your time, and there is nothing to recommend it.Three bloody murders and the rest of the film is two cops questioning witnesses and suspects.