Late one night, a young couple are brutally murdered at a make-out spot by an unseen assailant, their bodies tossed into the nearby river. As the lifeless lovers drift slowly downstream, the residents of the town excitedly prepare themselves for their annual carnival, unaware that a machete-wielding maniac with a twisted grudge is lurking in their midst. When a group of teen revellers plan a late-night after party down in the local cemetery, they unwittingly set the stage for a bloodbath.
Low budget and rather dull 1980s-slasher where 60-70% was filler and a sequence that Red Letter Media would call "shooting the radio" where we spend a chunk of time at a county fair. None of the characters are memorable but at least the last 15 minutes had a silly fun vibe, just not nearly enough to make this at all entertaining. 2.0/5
Obscure slasher set in the heart of the South
Several 20-somethings and 30-somethings try to enjoy life in a North Carolina town, going to a carnival, partying at a river and hanging out at a creepy graveyard, but their festivities are interrupted by a killer with a machete.
"Death Screams" (1982), aka House of Death, is a slasher that includes bits from Friday the 13th (1980), The Funhouse (1981) and Children Shouldnt Play with Dead Things (1972). While its not as good as the first two, its at least on par with Children and superior in some ways. I like the warmth and likability of the characters. Theres a sense of Southern hospitality similar to Squirm (1976).
The flick scores well on the female front with Susan Kiger winso...
