1981 just before dawn be one of the best tale of wilderness horror out there . it one of the fine make slasher of the 80 and it easily blow movie like the final terror and don not go in the wood and or the prey out of the water . a group of young adult come to check out the mountain property that one of the group have just buy . however they be not alone in the wild . a hulking in bred murderer and who seem to be in two place at once and be lurk and apparently hat trespasser . director lieberman and who give u such great b film a squirm ( 1976 ) and blue sunshine ( 1977 ) and do an excellent job with this smart thriller a well . the movie be nicely atmospheric and with a creep sense of tension and some strong suspense . this film make even the open wilderness seem frighteningly claustrophobic . the oregon location be beautiful and well capture by the crafty cinematography . the music score be a true original and awesome in contrast with the scenic visuals . deborah benson make for a great lead and her presence be captivate . gregg henry deliver a good performance a benson lover and chris lemon provide some occasional charisma . the support cast and especially veteran actor kennedy and also do quite well . a true gem of the slasher genre and that need no gore to thrill . definitely well worth seek out for slasher fan and horror buff alike . see it . half out of .