The 1920's. A mysterious sinister figure dressed in a black robe and brandishing a scythe arrives in a small Southern town to exact harsh punishments on various sinners.
Director Charles Reynolds relates the absorbing oddball story at a deliberate pace, presents a flavorsome evocation of the period setting, and delivers several strong moments of spot-on creepy gloom-doom atmosphere. Tom McIntyre's thoughtful script not only offers a colorful array of deliciously detestable characters, but also provides a strong and provocative central message about sin, redemption, and second chances.
Moreover, it's acted with zest by a game no-name cast, with especially stand-out contributions from William T. Hicks as greedy banker Sharpe, Helene Tryon as nasty old bat Mrs. Fitch, and Brownlee Davis as the angry Charlie. The deadly serious Christian aesthetic gives this movie its own unique identity. Worth a watch for horror fans looking for something way out of the ordinary.
Director Charles Reynolds relates the absorbing oddball story at a deliberate pace, presents a flavorsome evocation of the period setting, and delivers several strong moments of spot-on creepy gloom-doom atmosphere. Tom McIntyre's thoughtful script not only offers a colorful array of deliciously detestable characters, but also provides a strong and provocative central message about sin, redemption, and second chances.
Moreover, it's acted with zest by a game no-name cast, with especially stand-out contributions from William T. Hicks as greedy banker Sharpe, Helene Tryon as nasty old bat Mrs. Fitch, and Brownlee Davis as the angry Charlie. The deadly serious Christian aesthetic gives this movie its own unique identity. Worth a watch for horror fans looking for something way out of the ordinary.