Alex Frost, Dee Wallace, Ed Lauter

Hanging out at some campgrounds one nice summer day, 19-year-old Ray Pye decides to murder two young women. His friends, Jen and Tim, witness the murder and help him cover it up. Four years later, Ray...( read more  read more... ) has never been arrested for the crime. Detective Charlie Schilling and his ex-partner, Ed Anderson, know that Ray did it. They just could never prove it. Charlie figures it's about time they did prove it. He's ready to push Ray harder than ever. Meanwhile, Ray has met his match in a new girl in town. Her name's Katherine Wallace. Kath is a bad girl. Her and Ray are a potentially explosive combination. Throw in the fact that Ed is having a summer fling with Sally Richmond - a girl young enough to be his daughter. And Sally's just gotten a job at the motel that Ray manages. Ray has his eye on her. Charlie and Ed never found the gun that Ray used to murder the women at the campground. That rifle, as well as a handgun, are hidden behind the mirror in Ray's bathroom. Ray can only be pushed so far. The time will come when he takes the mirror off the wall and shows everyone who is in charge.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Chris Sivertson

Release Date: January 1, 2006

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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008

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  • June 10, 2008
    Jack Ketchum's novel in which this is based is a well-written dramatic/thriller that's a tense and sometimes intense read like most of his novels are; the film however is a complete travesty. The direction is unimaginative, the camera work is clunky and amateurish, the script is ...( read more)at best serviceable...and then there's the acting.
    Most everyone is okay at what they have to work with but Marc Senter as Ray is the biggest nail in the coffin.
    His hack-ting is somewhere between Hayden Christensen and Jim Carrey--he's either wooden and very much not convincing or he plays it WAY over the top which ruins the entire last act.
    If you want to see Ketchum done right then see The Girl Next Door instead of this embarrassing two hour mess.
  • September 18, 2009
    Based on the Book by Jack Ketchum. This movie starts off with a Blast, a real Blast, Ray Pye who is played by Marc Senter, Is in the woods partying with two friends when he happens to come across a naked girl coming out of a out house, he follows her to a river bank where she is...( read more) sunning with a friend, Ray believes the two girls are Lesbians and returns that night and shoots them. Wush were are thrown into 4 years later, no one has been arrested for the killing of the 2 girls, but one not so smart detective has been on Ray's case for the past 4 years and knows Ray is the killer, Ray is the Assistant manager of his Mom's Motel, he is a cross between Elvis and James Dean, he has to put crushed beer cans in his boots to make himself look taller. The ending has about the most brutal killing scene I have seen in a long time. This was part of the 2006 Screamfest Film Festival. Its worth the rental, might even be worth the by at a pawn shop, but stay away anything more the $7.98. 3 1/2 stars slasher fans.
  • February 21, 2008
    Excellent adaptation of Ketchum's terrific novel. One of the only films I've ever seen that deal with a psychopath not as pure evil, in fact, except for the horrific act at the beginning, the horror remains completely in the background for the majority of the film... waiting. T...( read more)his is not Hannibal or Norman Bates, this is a guy people should be worried about, but few really see that there is a psycho in their midst. As for the "horror" word to the wise, you need a pretty strong constitution, the friend who I saw it with walked out on the movie, calling it "fucking sick". I'm sure Silverston and Ketchum would absolutely agree with him, this is not a fun horror movie and doesn't try to be. Though I wish someone would've told that to a dude in the audience who was laughing at all the misogamy and violence, up to a point. Highly recommended to those who like their horror smart and when it takes no prisoners.
  • October 13, 2009
    This took forever to get to where it was going. It's kinda like it needed to get across the street, but it walked around the block twice, once back and once forth, when it coulda simply just fuckin' walked across the street. The last 10 minutes are good, I won't deny that.. it's ...( read more)just everything else I didn't care for.
  • December 22, 2008
    I will say that Ray Pye is a very memorable character. This is a movie for people who have a high tolerance for realistic and disturbing violence.
  • December 5, 2008
    This movie took way to long to find on Flixster. Type in the word 'Lost' or 'The Lost' and this one isn't even on the first five pages. Finally typed in an actor's name to locate this title.
    Anyway, a teenager kills two girls one summer and while suspected of the murder he's n...( read more)ever arrested for it. Four years later, things aren't going so well for him and once again he turns to murder.
    Found this movie in the horror section and it's closer to horror/drama (think 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer') then it is to a pure horror film. Acting and directing are good for the most part although Marc Senter tends to over act half the time. Even the script is well paced. And the movie is violent. Disturbingly violent.
  • August 7, 2008
    A well done adaptation of Jack Ketchums intense novel. Its extremly faithful to its source material. All the casted actors were perfect to the characters they portrayed. Its well acted, well directed and violent as fuck. It does have it flaws but its not a shit fest. Its a good f...( read more)ilm. When i first read the novel i thought to myself if they ever turned this into a film it would be impossible to do....well i was proved wrong. But i wish they ended it with the prison bitch senario.
  • June 30, 2008
    Big Jack Ketchum fan! This movie was so wicked. Loved it.
  • June 15, 2008
    A highly disappointing rendition of a great Jack Ketcham novel. This film is far more concerned with being perverted and over-the-top than terror.
  • May 27, 2008
    D = Well below average

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