Regional low-budget horror actually starts off well with nutty motel owner Anna Chappell (who's just returned from the asylum) accidently killing her young daughter (which actually manages to make you sympathetic for the murderess when the paramedics are trying to revive her) before becoming a quite standard, and quite boring, slasher flick.

Guests arrive at the Moutaintop Motel only for our nutty proprietor to start using trap doors into each room (which are so obvious because of the mis-matched carpet and handles!!) to unleash snakes, rats and roaches on her guests before chopping them up with a sickle.

Seems the box art is the best thing here and despite the aforementioned okay beginning and an alright "sickle in the face" moment this is a poorly acted and slow-going time that's feeble and has an unexciting finale (not that the rest of the movie was exciting).

Talk about "bonding": Jim McCullough, Sr. directed from a script by his son. Not released until 1986.

Directed By: Jim McCullough, Sr.
Written By: Jim McCullough, Jr.

Starring: Bill Thurman, Anna Chappell, Will Mitchell, Virginia Loridans.