I'd give my god-damned soul for just a glass of beer.

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2007)

It took me a long time to see this film. I have never enjoyed horror. Yes, I would watch the occasional vampire or werewolf film, but I walked out of Blacula after 10 minutes when he went down the alley eating an arm.
Recently, I have been exploring Italian, French and Spanish horror, as well as some old classics. I have a lot to catch up on as I never watched those Halloween flicks, or Friday the 13th films, or appreciated zombie films. I am exploring torture porn and zombies and can now watch a mutant eat flesh as I did the other day in Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain; although it looked more like a breast implant than flesh.
I rambled on just so you know why I have not seen this classic until now. I am sorry I waited, as it was just about the best horror film I have seen to date. No, there is little gore and no WB actors; it is classic horror. Jack Nicholson gave the best horror performance I have seen from him since Wolf. Watching his transformation was captivating. There was pure terror in this film; especially from Shelley Duvall, who's voice got on my nerves. Scatman Crothers was really good, and Lia Beldam was amazing in her only film role. Well, she was amazing for a minute or two.
This is real horror.