If you saw this film when you were in your teens, then you are in luck, for you will think it was a wonderful curiosity.
For so many years, the film stayed inside my head and I wondered what ever became of it. Finally, it was on cable one night and I managed to see it all over again.
Of course, being older, one is more likely to dismiss it as 'amateurish', but it really is a special kind of film.
The premise deals with a lost book of the dead called the "Necrominicon" and how it suddenly affects a group of students out for a picnic in a backwoods forest.
They encounter an eerie park ranger who wants the book back for his own sinister ends.
Also included are plenty of monsters that are really quite good for the time and the budget involved.
Take a look at the flying demon, even though you can see the wires on the wings, he's still pretty malicious looking.
This isn't really 'bad' at all, and doesn't deserve to be on any banal shows that exploit that realm.
It is a great little horror film done with patience and wit.
Enjoy.
For so many years, the film stayed inside my head and I wondered what ever became of it. Finally, it was on cable one night and I managed to see it all over again.
Of course, being older, one is more likely to dismiss it as 'amateurish', but it really is a special kind of film.
The premise deals with a lost book of the dead called the "Necrominicon" and how it suddenly affects a group of students out for a picnic in a backwoods forest.
They encounter an eerie park ranger who wants the book back for his own sinister ends.
Also included are plenty of monsters that are really quite good for the time and the budget involved.
Take a look at the flying demon, even though you can see the wires on the wings, he's still pretty malicious looking.
This isn't really 'bad' at all, and doesn't deserve to be on any banal shows that exploit that realm.
It is a great little horror film done with patience and wit.
Enjoy.