This is one of the weirder examples of an 80s slasher films out there. Thanks to lead actress Susan Tyrrells bizarre over-the-top acting choices and strange clown-like facial gymnastics it's definitely hard to forget. It actually starts out with a very made-for-T.V.(thanks to director William Asher who did a ton of television work outside of this) dramatic feel to it with a young boy being raised by his kooky aunt(Tyrrell) and dealing with bullies and whatnot. Things slowly ratchet up throughout the film though until the climax where it's almost a FRIDAY THE 13th situation with the whole "unstoppable killer who won't stay dead"-motif in full effect. Bo Svenson is great as the ultra-homophobic detective that is in charge of investigating the first murder in the film. Jimmy McNichol, as the poor young man caught up in this nightmarish scenario, was a teen hunk of the 70s(who also did mostly T.V. acting gigs). I can't imagine this weird slice of slasher cinema did much to help his career but it's certainly what I'll mostly appreciate him for. As far as Susan Tyrrell goes she might be either be the greatest actress that ever lived for creating such a hateable character or possibly one of the most unlikeable humans to ever appear in film. I guess it works equally well either way in this case. AKA NIGHT WARNING, NIGHTMARE MAKER and THRILLED TO DEATH
I guess this video company didn't care for rhymes!:
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