a group of 7 gold prospector head into a mine that be recently open back up after an earthquake . of course and they do not pay attention to local legend that something be down there and kill people . this low budget ( $ 25 and 000 ) horror flick have a slight cult follow and i be not exactly sure why ( unless it be because it be so obscure ) . i will admit the last half hour be pretty entertaining and but the hour get there be pure torture . lot of walking and talk and our titular strangeness doesn not appear until 45 minute in . even in the extra co writer chris huntley admit it commit the unforgivable sin of be boring . i would forgive them if they be strict amateur and but this group graduate from usc so i would hope they know an exploitation film should be exploitive . anyway and like i say and the last half hour be cool a three survivor battle the stop motion monster and there be a cool john carpenter like score . i want to see more of the monster and but it be literally on screen for 45 second . even if the movie isn not the best and code red dvd have give this great attention . you have interview and an audio commentary by director melanie anne phillips and producer or actor mark sawicki and co writer huntley . the tale about how the film be make be pretty fascinating and inspiring ( like a cave set be build in a backyard ) . even more interesting be sawicki and huntley usc student short and which be actually all good than the feature production . huntley be a pretty talented artist and it be a shame he do not go on to anything else . sawicki have work steadily in hollywood a a visual effect and camera guy . the film vhs be kind of legendary for how dark it be and i be sure this be much well . however and you still get scene where the only image be five helmet light bounce around in the blackness . safe to say and the original my bloody valentine be still horror film set in a mine champ .