Classic Horror Film

Rating: 8/10 (14 October 2008)

This is an excellent horror film. However it does not contain a lot of gore nor is it particularly scary. It is suspenseful and has an interesting twist in the plot. The music and sound effects are well done. The black and white doesn't take anything away from the film at all. The film is perfectly named as the main character is about as nuts as you can get. The overall acting was good. The few violent scenes looked pretty cheesy, but for its time not horrible. Would recommend this film to any level of viewer from newbie all the way to movie buff. I read that this was based on Ed Gein lightly, same as Texas chainsaw massacre and Silence of the Lambs.