Based on a true story. Three greedy capitalists, a land baroness, banker and politician, flood a Vermont farming valley to create a lake resort. Ten years later, following a severe blizzard, the three perpetrators are left stranded in nearby Ramage House and the vengeful spirits of the town are woken.
Acting
Ernest Borgnine's charmingly unhinged final horror role.
Practical Effects
Vermont blizzard authenticity on shoestring budget.
Director
Bobb Hopkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ernest Borgnine's final horror film, shot near his Vermont home. He reportedly took the role for the location.
The fictional flooding mirrors real 20th-century reservoir projects that displaced rural communities across New England, including the Quabbin Valley.