this be such a great horror film and and it have some original twist to it too . the story center around the lusman arm ( really the ambassador hotel and once the place for the hollywood elite and the site of the rfk assassination ) and a decaying hotel in a seedy part of los angeles . it seem after recent renovation to the structure of the building there have be some strange occurrence represent a workman hurt in an unexplained blast and and strange electrical surge . there be a constant sound of hammering and even when the workman be go . tenant have go missing and and a strange aura of oppressiveness have descend upon the building . it seem the place have a reputation that the building manager ( a concierge ) doesn not want know . it just a great film and with a bunch of oddball character and unlike the log jam of boring and pg 13 pseudo horror . the character in this film feel real and and i like them . because i like them and i fear for them and and that be what horror be about . enter nell ( angela bettis of may ) and steven and two new tenant . we get to know them and some of their backstory and and the decaying lusman be literally fill with oddity . for those who have live in a 1920s era apartment building and a lot of the funny part about maintenance ( or the lack of ) will be familiar . if you have ever live in an old building and you can attest to the impression of the past within the wall . the ghost of old hollywood haunt this film and just like they do the film of david lynch or kenneth anger . let face it and with the legend of the black dahlia ( mention in the film ) and the constant battle for the control of the water supply ( an engineer once control l. a. his name be william mulholland and and design the owen valley acqueduct ) and the manson family and gang and poverty and the desert air and all the hollywood death and scandal and cult and scientology and the mexican day of the dead and chinatown and drug and the rampart scandal and decade of obscene corruption los angeles be creepy . nell notice a lot of hammering and other strange phenomenon and and eventually begin to probe the mystery of the lusman arm . this descent into hell be what make this not merely a slasher and but an occult horror piece . the lusman have a strange and esoteric architecture and a storied past . it also have mysterious symbol cover it wall in key location . the logical sequence of room number be miss some room . some have comment that the symbol be masonic and even call the film masonic horror and which be false and misleading . the symbol be ancient and and have be around for thousand of year and and most should be familiar . i notice absolutely nothing masonic in the film whatsoever and which be odd . i guess they be review by nazi skinhead . the best part of this story be that it connect the enigmatic tale of jack parson and an occultist crowley devotee who found the jet propulsion lab and be an early rocketeer . it be say that parson claim to have create an homunculus and an artificial human be and so there be a genuine connection with l. a. strange relationship with occultism here . parson blow himself up in an alchemical experiment in the late 1940s exactly where the lusman mythos begin . without jack parson and there would be no scientology represent l. ron hubbard rip him off in a business deal and use the money to fund the publishing of dianetics . i think the occult backstory of the killer be tobe hooper idea and and it really draw you in . occult come from archaic greek and and merely denote hidden and nothing more . there be many hidden secret at the lusman . the murderer in the film be great and and one could consider it parson homunculus in a way and though the coffin birth mask this element . i actually think the coffin baby backstory be interesting and and have the ring of occult lore to it . frankly and i would have to agree with some reviewer if you aren not familiar with occultism and you aren not go to get a lot of the premise here . so and get familiar kid and study the occult and hah hah . nonetheless and it still a film you can watch superficially and enjoy the many mystery that hooper and his writer treat u to . also and the murder themselves be pretty original and thrilling and some even gruesome in a way that would do argento proud . go figure and reality isn not what you think it be . without give away too much and this be a tale of the undead and keep active by sacred geometry in the structure of a building . it be a story of the darkness and mystery that surround u and and a story of magic and curiosity . there be so many incredible image of horror in this film and it be just excellent and intriguing . with a budget of less than $ 1 million and tobe hooper have create a new classic horror that be likely to be imitate . it be surely well than the original film and and be simply his and his writer take on the source ( with major revision and addition ) . it be a re imagining . the score by joseph conlan be very good and and atmospheric and hit all the right mark . it make the film feel large . toolbox murder have a lot on offer for such a little film and and be a great return to form for mr. hooper . here to more from him .