The best mannequin horror film ever made. Out of all two of them, this is the best.
Here, Chuck Connors is a guy who spends way too much time alone with a bunch of lifelike plastic dummies that are all over the place at his neglected roadside attraction out in the desert. Naturally, when people pass through, Chuck has to stalk and kill them while he wears a variety of wigs and a creepy Phantom of the Opera mask. What else is there to do out in the middle of nowhere? More importantly, one of the victims here is a ravishing young Tanya Roberts in some cut-off blue jean shorts that are even skimpier than the plot of the film.
First-time director and co-writer David Schmoeller made this on a budget so low he couldn’t afford for half the scenes to make much sense, but that’s alright. It’s fast-paced and there’s some memorably weird imagery. Bottom line: This is Psycho meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with less gore and more mannequins.