this be one creepy underrate gem with chill performance and a fantastic finale . all the character be great and and the story be awesome and plus i think the end be really cool . the plot be great and and it never bore me and plus while the child actor be bad and they give me the creep . this happen to be on the space channel a while ago and so i decide to check it out and tape it and i read some good review from fellow horror fan and i must say i agree with them and it very creepy and and suspenseful and plus strother martin and be fantastic in his role and a the satan worshiper . it have ton of creepy atmosphere and and it keep you guess throughout and plus all the character be very likable and and you really start to root for ben and his family . it have plenty of disturb moment and and the film really shock me at time and plus and it extremely well make on a low budget . this be one creepy underrated gem and with chilling performance and a fantastic finale . and i highly recommend this one . the direction be very good . bernard mceveety do a very good job here and with great camera work and create a lot of creepy atmosphere and and keep the film at a very fast pace . ther be a little bit of blood and gore . we get a severed leg and lot of bloody corps and bloody slit throat and slicing and dicing and decapitation and and an impaling . the acting be excellent . strother martin be fantastic here . a the satan worshiper and he be extremely creepy and very convincing and be quite chilling and be extremely intense and seem to be enjoy himself and and just do a fantastic job overall . charles bateman be great a the dad and he be very caring and very likable and and give a good show . and i like him lot . l. q. jones be awesome a the sheriff and he be funny and on top of thing and look very young and have a cool character and and just do an awesome job overall . ahna capri be good a the girlfriend and do what she have to do pretty well . charles robinson overact to the extreme a the priest and do not convince me one bit . and and that laugh of his be especially bad . geri reischl be actually decent a the daughter and she be somewhat likable and and only get on my nerve a couple time and i rather like her . alvy moore be goofy and but very likable in his role a tobey i dig him . rest of the cast do good . overall i highly recommend it . half out of 5 .