1981·Horror·1h 44m
7.0
★
When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.
Directed by Wes Craven
farm
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widow
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supernatural
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murder
slasher
occult
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incubus
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Cast
Maren Jensen
Martha
Sharon Stone
Lana
Susan Buckner
Vicky
Jeff East
John Schmidt
Colleen Riley
Melissa
Douglas Barr
Jim
Lisa Hartman
Faith
Lois Nettleton
Louisa
Ernest Borgnine
Isaiah
Michael Berryman
William Gluntz
Kevin Cooney
Sheriff
Neil Fletcher
Gravedigger
Crew
Wes Craven
Director
Wes Craven
Screenplay
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Ted Grossman
Stunt Coordinator
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Popular Reviews
36 reviews
Somto Umelo
4.0★ · 12/16/25
Wes craven took a dookie with this one.
Wes craven took a dookie with this one.
Ryan Vigilante
6.0★ · 05/26/25
Kinda funny that Wes Craven put his own movie on the now playing sign at the cinema in this movie
Kinda funny that Wes Craven put his own movie on the now playing sign at the cinema in this movie
M
3.7★ · 10/28/24
hooptober 11 #22 1 film by Wes Craven
very glad wes craven took the bathtub shot and big shiny knives into other (much better) films !
very glad wes craven took the bathtub shot and big shiny knives into other (much better) films !
hooptober 11 #22 1 film by Wes Craven
very glad wes craven took the bathtub shot and big shiny knives into other (much better) films !
very glad wes craven took the bathtub shot and big shiny knives into other (much better) films !
Matt LunePRO
6.0★ · 10/14/24
Hooptober XI #11
Made primarily or entirely in Texas
Wes Craven
If you're in the market for an Amish giallo starring Sharon Stone (in her debut performance!) and directed by Wes Craven then boy howdy do I have the movie for you.
Despite that intro, this was only ok. Far too long and took a while to really get going, but not entirely without charm. Ernest Borgnine was excellent, and Sharon Stone was clearly born to be a star. There's a cool bath shot that Craven will recreate in A Nightmare on Elm St, and the mystery of it all actually had me guessing.
This was also another of those movies that likes to throw something insane at you in the last 30 seconds, something that doesn't really match anything that came before it, but it was dumb and fun and it made me laugh.
Made primarily or entirely in Texas
Wes Craven
If you're in the market for an Amish giallo starring Sharon Stone (in her debut performance!) and directed by Wes Craven then boy howdy do I have the movie for you.
Despite that intro, this was only ok. Far too long and took a while to really get going, but not entirely without charm. Ernest Borgnine was excellent, and Sharon Stone was clearly born to be a star. There's a cool bath shot that Craven will recreate in A Nightmare on Elm St, and the mystery of it all actually had me guessing.
This was also another of those movies that likes to throw something insane at you in the last 30 seconds, something that doesn't really match anything that came before it, but it was dumb and fun and it made me laugh.
Hooptober XI #11
Made primarily or entirely in Texas
Wes Craven
If you're in the market for an Amish giallo starring Sharon Stone (in her debut performance!) and directed by Wes Craven then boy howdy do I have the movie for you.
Despite that intro, this was only ok. Far too long and took a while to really get going, but not entirely without charm. Ernest Borgnine was excellent, and Sharon Stone was clearly born to be a star. There's a cool bath shot that Craven will recreate in A Nightmare on Elm St, and the mystery of it all actually had me guessing.
This was also another of those movies that likes to throw something insane at you in the last 30 seconds, something that doesn't really match anything that came before it, but it was dumb and fun and it made me laugh.
Made primarily or entirely in Texas
Wes Craven
If you're in the market for an Amish giallo starring Sharon Stone (in her debut performance!) and directed by Wes Craven then boy howdy do I have the movie for you.
Despite that intro, this was only ok. Far too long and took a while to really get going, but not entirely without charm. Ernest Borgnine was excellent, and Sharon Stone was clearly born to be a star. There's a cool bath shot that Craven will recreate in A Nightmare on Elm St, and the mystery of it all actually had me guessing.
This was also another of those movies that likes to throw something insane at you in the last 30 seconds, something that doesn't really match anything that came before it, but it was dumb and fun and it made me laugh.
Al
6.0★ · 10/13/24
"You are a stench in the nostrils of God! The devil has you now!"
I'm not a huge Wes Craven fan, so I wasn't expecting to love this, but that just means I couldn't get disappointed. It might be one that I prefer to others like The People Under the Stairs and The Hills Have Eyes though. I loved the performance from Ernest Borgnine. He's just so entertaining to watch.
There are some very nice nightmarish scenes that feel indicative of Craven's transition from The Hills Have Eyes to A Nightmare on Elm Street, though the slow motion deaths are not it for me. Overall, I liked the amish horror vibe. I thought that was pretty fun.
I'm not a huge Wes Craven fan, so I wasn't expecting to love this, but that just means I couldn't get disappointed. It might be one that I prefer to others like The People Under the Stairs and The Hills Have Eyes though. I loved the performance from Ernest Borgnine. He's just so entertaining to watch.
There are some very nice nightmarish scenes that feel indicative of Craven's transition from The Hills Have Eyes to A Nightmare on Elm Street, though the slow motion deaths are not it for me. Overall, I liked the amish horror vibe. I thought that was pretty fun.
"You are a stench in the nostrils of God! The devil has you now!"
I'm not a huge Wes Craven fan, so I wasn't expecting to love this, but that just means I couldn't get disappointed. It might be one that I prefer to others like The People Under the Stairs and The Hills Have Eyes though. I loved the performance from Ernest Borgnine. He's just so entertaining to watch.
There are some very nice nightmarish scenes that feel indicative of Craven's transition from The Hills Have Eyes to A Nightmare on Elm Street, though the slow motion deaths are not it for me. Overall, I liked the amish horror vibe. I thought that was pretty fun.
I'm not a huge Wes Craven fan, so I wasn't expecting to love this, but that just means I couldn't get disappointed. It might be one that I prefer to others like The People Under the Stairs and The Hills Have Eyes though. I loved the performance from Ernest Borgnine. He's just so entertaining to watch.
There are some very nice nightmarish scenes that feel indicative of Craven's transition from The Hills Have Eyes to A Nightmare on Elm Street, though the slow motion deaths are not it for me. Overall, I liked the amish horror vibe. I thought that was pretty fun.