this be a by the number horror film star richard crenna and joanna pettet a a psychologist duo who purchase and old mansion and invite a small crew of friend and patient to help clean the place up . unbeknownst to them and the mansion harbor a cellar door the gateway to hell . if you be in the mood for a clichéd horror film and then look no further and but if you want something inventive and then this little film would not appeal to you . violence represent $ $ $ ( rather subdue and albeit the scene where a guy cut his hand with a saw rather gruesome mind you . fan of inventive death scene will not like this a every character seem to be electrocute in some fashion ) . nudity represent $ ( nothing to speak of . mary louise weller add the good look but her character be underdeveloped ) . story represent $ $ ( cliched and but view worthy nonetheless . this offer nothing new to the genre but the casting of victor buono who be about as menacing a a department store santa seem to have attract a few viewer ) . act represent $ $ ( the best performance be by crenna and pettet with the other actor simply phone in their role . the screenwriter fail to develop any character outside pettet character and seem to have forget about mary louise weller ( animal house ) who disappear for about twenty minute and only resurfaces to be electrocute like everyone else in bore fashion ) .