When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.
Direction
Craven's early craft—tension built through space, not just kills.
Acting
Sharon Stone's breakout terror, years before Basic Instinct.
Production
Genuinely unsettling Hittite community design, shot in Texas.
Director
Wes Craven
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sharon Stone was bitten by a real spider during the infamous bathroom scene—they kept filming. Her screams? Method acting became documentary.
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