ben ( a fine charles bateman ) and his young daughter k. t. ( a cute geri reischl ) and and his new girlfriend nicky ( the extremely attractive ahna capri ) be on their way to a birthday party for k. t. they unexpectedly get waylay in a remote southern town where no one be able to leave and and with the exception of ben and k. t. and and nicky and no one can get in either . to top that off and child be disappear and adult be be murder at an alarm rate . ben help some of the local sheriff pete ( l. q. jones ) and tobey ( alvy moore ) and and jack ( charles robinson ) and the local priest and try to solve the mystery . this early 70 devil theme horror movie actually predate the exorcist and and combine a bad day at black rock type plot of a rural town with a great big skeleton in it closet with horror element and for interesting result . it actually send a few chill down my spine this viewing and a it inexorably move along it ominous path . the moody and solemn atmosphere be establish quickly and hold for the duration while the ever grow sense of panic give it a real kick . some memorable set piece include the bizarre opening of a toy tank turn into a real one and squash a car flat and not to mention nickys twist nightmare and vividly and stylishly realize by director bernard mceveety and crew . jaime mendoza navas music be subtly sinister and give it that extra sense of eeriness . the steadfast and professional cast do some fine work and especially the ever engage strother martin a the affable doc duncan and and producer or actor l. q. jones and alvy moore . just the fact that the whole plot be right under the nose of our hero make it that much more scary . jack the priest start lead them in the right direction and but will they be in time to put a stop to thing . it an enjoyable little chiller worth re visit while just speak for myself and i be able to appreciate it a lot more after give it a second chance . i can say now that yes and it be indeed under rat and tell a good story in an interesting and unconventional and and effective way . positive .