A charismatic psycho suspected of killing two innocent campers in a cold-blooded double homicide grows increasingly unstable as his suburban empire starts to crack at the foundations.
Acting
Marc Senter's terrifying charisma—you almost root for him, then hate yourself
Direction
Sivertson lets horror breathe in daylight, never cheap
Production
The tacky 2000s aesthetic ages like poisoned wine
Director
Chris Sivertson
Marc Senter
Ray Pye
Shay Astar
Jennifer Fitch
Alex Frost
Tim Bess
Megan Henning
Sally Richmond
Robin Sydney
Katherine Wallace
Michael Bowen
Detective Charlie Schilling
Ed Lauter
Ed Anderson
Dee Wallace
Barbara Hanlon
Erin Brown
Lisa Steiner
Ruby LaRocca
Elise Hanlon
Tom Ayers
Eddie
Tony Carreiro
Tom Wallace
Katie Cassidy
Dee Dee
Rob Elk
Lenny Bess
Cornelia Guest
Katherine's Mom
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Jack Ketchum's novel, which itself was inspired by real 1960s killer Charles Schmid—'the Pied Piper of Tucson' who also crammed beer cans in his boots to seem taller.
The film's commercial failure (it sat shelved for two years) ironically mirrors Ray's arc: too ugly to look at, impossible to ignore once seen.
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