It starts out like a lot of horror movies these days, with a bunch of scary weirdos in the woods killing any young kids who are dumb enough to get lost and set foot on their property. Just when you think it’s going to be predictable, though, director David Harris shows what a difference a strong sense of style, combined with some pretty good substance, can make in a horror movie. The actors playing the high school kids are all way too old to be convincing, and the way Harris uses one of them to be an online DJ feels more like an excuse to sell the soundtrack than anything to do with the movie. The insanely creepy guys he cast to play the backwoods Hardell family — Jeff Pope, Jimmy Crothswait and especially Patrick Cox — more than make up for any of the movie’s shortcomings.
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