Curtains (1983)

Curtains (1983)

Directed by: Richard Ciupka
Screenplay by: Robert Guza Jr.

Genre: Crime | Horror | Thriller
Running Time: 89 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Owned DVD

Behind every curtain, someone is watching... something is waiting.

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Comments: I watched Curtains through Echo Bridge's Midnight Horror series. These DVDs usually focus on recent, low-budget horror, but for some reason they included this long-forgotten '80s slasher on their Bloody Slashers collection. I remember reading about the film before (albeit, not much), and recall some people wanting to see this '80s flick. It's pretty decent, with an interesting enough premise. However, my biggest complaint was the abysmal picture quality on the disc. Look, I don't expect anything Echo Bridge puts out to look great, but this one was really bad. I'm no expert on PQ, but I don't think it's right when I can't tell what's going on in any scene that takes place at night (and that includes a scene with lesbians in a hot tub, goddammit!). Anyway, if you're a horror aficionado with an affinity for slashers, Curtains might be something to keep an eye out for. For everyone else, it's just a mediocre cash-in on what Halloween did so great four years earlier.