A farmer unearths an old top hat on his property and with it an ancient Indian curse that lays waste to all the farmers crops. All of the adults of the farming community are afflicted by a strange sickness that slowly dries them up until they are dust. It is only when the farmer communes with the hat does he find what it is that will save them all.
Practical Effects
The desiccation effects are genuinely gnarly for the budget.
Acting
Richard Lynch's villain voice could dry crops on its own.
Director
Douglas Schulze
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Richard Lynch's final roles—he specialized in weathered villains for four decades.
The film awkwardly gestures toward Native American spirituality while never actually engaging with it meaningfully—peak 2000s horror laziness.
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