| I first tried watching "The House on the Edge of the Park" back in the early '90s. Back then, it hadn't appeared on LD and the VHS of this "nasty" had been banned in the UK for quite some time. Watching a third generation copy as part of an all-night video session with friends, my attention was not fully on the film and my memories of it were that it was average at best.
Watching the early EC DVD last night made me realize I'd overlooked an '80s classic. "THOTEOTP" is a splendidly sleazy affair with excellent performances, a very memorable soundtrack and a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Uncomfortably erotic in places, this shocker is not surprisingly cut in the UK. Over 11 minutes had to be spliced out of Deodato's film before the BBFC found it appropriate for public consumption.
While the film may be regarded as slow moving, I found it a very entertaining horror tale. It's less unpleasant than "The Last House on the Left" but it shares the same head baddie, David Hess. Hess is an intimidating, physical loon and genuinely disturbing.
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