To her surprise, winsome redhead Regina McKee (an engaging performance by Linda Gillen) receives a letter telling her that she has won a vacation at a beach-side resort; packing her stuff, she is whisked away by chartered plane, but forgets to tell her mother where she is going. Arriving at the Red Wolf Inn, Regina settles in for a few days rest, relaxation and good food in the company of fellow guests Pamela (Janet Wood) and Edwina (Margaret Avery), elderly hosts Henry and Evelyn Smith, and their weird grandson Baby John (John Neilson). But as the days pass, Regina begins to suspect that something is amiss at the Smith residence.
A low budget horror with a touch of dark humour, Terror at Red Wolf Inn is an interesting and entertaining obscurity that touches on an idea that would be explored further by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, that of a cannibalistic family in our midst. This is a much gentler movie than Hooper's classic, but its still very twisted at times, director Bud Townsend delivering several scenes guaranteed to delight fans of the macabre: the seemingly innocent weighing of the girls by Mrs Smith, Regina's discovery of severed heads in the walk-in freezer, and a very TCM-like final supper.
6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for the hilarious scene that sees Baby John awkwardly trying to kiss Regina, quickly followed by a spot of frantic shark bashing (NOT a euphemism), and for the equally amusing 'belt spanking' (also NOT a euphemism).
A low budget horror with a touch of dark humour, Terror at Red Wolf Inn is an interesting and entertaining obscurity that touches on an idea that would be explored further by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, that of a cannibalistic family in our midst. This is a much gentler movie than Hooper's classic, but its still very twisted at times, director Bud Townsend delivering several scenes guaranteed to delight fans of the macabre: the seemingly innocent weighing of the girls by Mrs Smith, Regina's discovery of severed heads in the walk-in freezer, and a very TCM-like final supper.
6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for the hilarious scene that sees Baby John awkwardly trying to kiss Regina, quickly followed by a spot of frantic shark bashing (NOT a euphemism), and for the equally amusing 'belt spanking' (also NOT a euphemism).