back in the 70 and a small time texas filmmaker name s. f. brownrigg direct a handful of surprisingly decent low budget drive in horror flick which seem to have develop a small cult follow over the year . before view his first film and don not look in the basement and i wasn not too sure what to expect and but i sure a hell do not expect it to turn out to be the only texas horror i think be well than the chainsaw massacre . i do not know and this might actually be my all time favorite horror movie . we begin in an isolated insane asylum . at first and it seem like a rather lay back place to get mentally healthy and consider all the patient be allow to roam around freely and whatnot and a if it be their house ( i guess it be ) . none of them seem all that dangerous and only delusional . the resident include a love nympho and a 700 year old woman and a man child and a spaz and a guy who think he in a war and a woman who think she have a baby and and a guy who think he a judge . one day and out of nowhere and judge kill the doctor with an axe and shortly thereafter and the wan na be baby mama kill the nurse . ten minute into the movie and and thing be look really ugly . perhaps the new nurse will know what to do and then again and perhaps not . give away more would do more harm than good . it best to plunge head first into this one and know as little a possible . if you can appreciate honest to god and untampered with horror and then you will not be disappoint . if you like scream and if you like wrong turn and if you go for that unoriginal and over produce and over scored digital hollywood garbage and then chance be high you just wont see the beauty in this one . don not look in the basement and be a first attempt make the quality all the more shocking . the atmosphere and the graininess fit into the location and the score like a glove . unfortunately and good ol s. f. use up most of his good idea on his first movie and although and the next entry in his texas size quadrilogy and be somewhat of a masterpiece and that be and if youre into extra sleazy and mean spirit and hixploitation like someone i know . if you fall in love with brownrigg first two and and absolutely must find out what else he have to offer and check out don not open the door and and the house where hell froze over . don not look in the basement have everything that successful horror need and no star and no budget and no digital effect and just an original story bring to life in an insane asylum and with a dozen cast member and and a somber and subtle score and and of course and the twist . this be real horror for the real horror fan . positive .