Death Valley is dated
and sedate by
today’s horror standards.
The 1980s horror movie Death
Valley is a great find for those who like their horror off
the beaten path. Plus you get to see Ralphie get stalked by a
serial killer!
Review by: BHM
Contributor Ronnie Angel November 22, 2006
Release:
1982 Directed by: Dick Richards Written
by: Richard Rothstein
Starring: Paul
Le Mat as Mike Catherine Hicks
as Sally Stephen McHattie as Hal Wilford
Brimley as The Sheriff Peter
Billingsley as Billy
Sometimes
the rarest, hardest to find horror videos... the kind you pick up in a
dusty mom and pop video store and say “what the
hell” to, turn out to be the proverbial diamonds in the rough
among horror movies. And Death Valley
is most certainly hard to find! It is also one of the most exciting
horror movies I can remember watching in my teen years. I wish I had a
copy of it today. Though I haven't seen Death Valley
in years, I will surely do my best to review it for those who might
happen to cross paths with this rare gem.
The
storyline revolves around a
family consisting of a divorced mother, her boyfriend and her young son
Billy (everyone’s favorite kid who shot his eye out, Peter
Billingsley of the classic A Christmas Story). The
family is on vacation and making their way across, where else, Death
Valley. They stumble across an abandoned RV which turns out to be the
scene of a brutal massacre by a local serial killer.
Young
Billy can’t
help exploring the scene a bit, and ends up taking what could be a
valuable piece of evidence from the scene – a necklace that
the killer left behind. Later, in a chance meeting at a local
restaurant, Billy sees a man wearing the same necklace and realizes
there is a connection between him and the murder scene. Well,
the man with the matching necklace is the killer himself, and he has
noticed Billy’s suspicious behavior also.
Knowing
that he has been found out by this little boy, the killer decides that
Billy is his next target and begins a desperate quest to take Billy out
– along with anyone else that stands in his way!
While
dated of course, Death Valley remains an
excellent and exciting horror movie to this day.
The end
of Death Valley packs a real shocker as to the true
identity of the
killer, and there are some genuine thrills that completely catch you
off guard throughout. The acting is also quite good, considering the
type of movie this is and the era in which it was released. I
would definitely recommend Death Valley to
anybody who is fortunate enough to come across it.
If
you are a fan of exciting horror and good mystery then you will
love this movie. And anyway, who wouldn't
love to see Ralphie from a Christmas Story
chased by a serial killer? Questions
or comments about Death Valley? Contact us!
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Young
Billy can’t
help exploring the scene a bit, and ends up taking what could be a
valuable piece of evidence from the scene – a necklace that
the killer left behind. Later, in a chance meeting at a local
restaurant, Billy sees a man wearing the same necklace and realizes
there is a connection between him and the murder scene. Well,
the man with the matching necklace is the killer himself, and he has
noticed Billy’s suspicious behavior also.
The end
of Death Valley packs a real shocker as to the true
identity of the
killer, and there are some genuine thrills that completely catch you
off guard throughout. The acting is also quite good, considering the
type of movie this is and the era in which it was released. I
would definitely recommend Death Valley to
anybody who is fortunate enough to come across it.
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