In the middle of nowhere, there lies a secure facility housing only serial killers. One morning the doors are open and the guards have vanished, but a strange freezing mist surrounds the building, preventing the inmates from leaving. Then, one by one, they are murdered. The survivors bicker, fight and blame each other, but the thing that's killing them looks suspiciously like a traditional 'victim'... A babysitter in a shower, a cheerleader, a camper...
Writing
Killer concept: horror archetypes murdering actual murderers
Practical Effects
Charming DIY gore that tries so hard, bless it
Acting
Committed performances despite obvious budget panic
Director
Pat Higgins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the UK's 'video nasty' nostalgia wave, it desperately wants to be 1981.
Director Pat Higgins famously shot most of this in his actual basement. The claustrophobia? Authentic.
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