The story line has been related in other reviews so no need to repeat it. Yes, it is a low, low budget movie, shot essentially on the grounds of a mansion (a very big mansion!) and there are no effects to speak of. But the story is, at first, intriguing, and definitely creepy and atmospheric. The storyline does a very good job of keeping the viewer on edge, wondering what's going on and creating a good sense of mystery. In fact, for the first half of the film, it's more mystery/thriller than sci-fi. The problem is that the protagonist, Kent Taylor, solves the mystery without the script giving him any real basis for doing so. And once the mystery is revealed, there's not much left but to wonder whether they'll survive. And that gets wrapped up so quickly that the end comes as a surprise, both as a shock ending but also "where's the rest of the story?" Nonetheless, the atmosphere makes this worth watching. A slightly better script could have made this into a real cult movie.
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