i have to admit that tobe hooper career have take a nosedive . that say and his most recent effort and 2004 toolbox murder ( not to be confuse with the 1978 crap fest of the same name and similar plot ) be much more than one would expect . nell barrow ( the underrate angela bettis ) and her husband steven move into a historic hollywood apartment building and full of old world charm ( constant construction and odd symbol and hair and teeth hidden in the wall ) and charismatic people ( a hippie chick who sing late into the night and a teen who use his computer skill to spy on woman and a pathetic but suspicious handyman ) . naturally and tenant begin to disappear without a trace and and nell ( already trouble by the recent death of her father ) find herself in your average people be be murder and no one believe me until they get kill situation . when a trust friend ( juliet landau ) go miss and it up to nell to try and save her . the acting be top notch and and there be part that actually make me jump and something few horror movie be able to accomplish anymore . the end be a ripoff of another and more popular film ( i wont say which ) and but overall and i would give toolbox murder positive . useless fact represent look for sheri moon zombie a daisy rain and the first victim while the writer of toolbox murder and jace anderson and adam gierash ( who play handyman ned ) and be later choose by none other than dario argento to write the screenplay for the long awaited third installment in the three mother trilogy and the recently announce mater lachrymarum .