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Terror at Red Wolf Inn (1972)
Directed by Bud Townsend
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College student Regina comes back to her room from class one day to discover she’s won a getaway vacation at the quiet Red Wolf Inn. Before she can even call her parents to let them know where she’ll be, the lodge owners arrange her transport and she soon finds herself with two other young women as guests of a kindly old couple. The place is beautiful and the food is fantastic, but something just doesn’t seem right. One of the guests has suddenly vanished, and the hosts are certainly reluctant to have anyone poking around the meat locker. Still, the barbecued ribs are delicious, so what’s there to complain about?
Rated R | Length 78 minutes
Actors
Linda Gillen | John Neilson | Arthur Space | Janet Wood | Mary Jackson | Margaret Avery | Michael Macready | Earl Parker
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2013 | TV | DVD | Owned | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Was tipped off by SlasherStudios about this flick (he stated it was one of his favorites) so I tracked it down and bought a cheapie DVD. It’s a slow burn oddity involving a young woman who stays with a family at their resort hotel. The family happen to be cannibals. Very much a template for later films like Frightmare in that this is not a very good movie but has many of the proper components.
Oddly the cannibalism isn’t the scariest thing here; rather it’s the brutal killing of a small shark by the oldest son that really disturbs me. Looks authentic and really awful how it’s depicted. IMDb lists this as comedy but there is no comedy in this.
Apparently there is a longer cut of this film which I imagine retains more of the violence and/or gore (whatever was trimmed for a home video release). I’d love to see that version.
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