i don't normally write any part of a review before i've seen the movie.... but in this case i'll make an exception.... the only reason being is that i remember this movie from when it came out.... not because i saw it then.... but because of the advertising campaign.... it scared the hell out of me.... they built up the movie as being something that people shouldn't see if they have a heart condition as it's so scary.... it was a very effective add campaign for someone who's only 6 years old.... and it's saying something if it's stuck with me this long.... so finally i'm going to sit down and watch this horrific slasher movie and hope i don't die of fright.... it would seem that my 'classic' slasher trend continues thanks to Netflix OnDemand's sudden surge of OnDemand old school horror movies.... that being said.... here i go to watch and when you read the next paragraph you'll be reading my post viewing thoughts.... so.... almost 30 years later and now i can check it off the list of movies that i might just need to watch.... and let me say.... well.... i can't say it was worth the wait.... the marketing people were smart and sold it well, but they really didn't have the goods to back it up.... i do, however, give it credit for originality and style points.... but that's just because it was a somewhat different take on the traditional slasher genre film.... there were no woods, no masked figures.... i would liken it more to 'Black Christmas' (1974) than anything else.... it had a lot of the typical 80's cliches.... and the deaths were few in the beginning and most at the end.... however, i just don't know exactly what to make of this.... one interesting note.... the main police officer in this movie played one of the main bad guys in the recently watched 'Toolbox Murders'.... odd coincidence.... 
the plot involves some college kids boarding with a strange family.... some people start dying and via some twists and turns we find out who the killer is.... that's the basic premise....
due to the buildup in my head and the overall execution of the movie, i would give it 2 out of 5 stars.... not great, but not the worst i've seen.... it didn't hold up well with the test of time and was far from scary or anything.... it was just kind of there.... and the story just kind of played itself out like it was an afterthought.... basically, nothing to write home to mom about.... i don't ever need to see it again and now that the mystery is over, i can mark it off my childhood trauma's list.... it frightens me no more....
similar movies: 'Black Christmas' (1974), 'The Toolbox Murders' (1978) and 'Psycho' (1960) - this one being a BIG strech as i LOVED 'Psycho'.... but there are some strange similarities, sort of
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