Wes Cravens berüchtigter Film aus dem Jahre 1972 genießt heute ein großes Ansehen und hat seinen Platz unter ähnlich kompromisslosen und kontroversen Filmen wie Driller Killer, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, und _I Split on Your Grave."

Wes Craven may now be known for his slyly satirizing Scream series, but what new horror fans forget is that he pioneered the modern horror genre with such enduring terrors as this, his debut (!), and The Hills Have Eyes. A sign of their classic status? They’ve been remade into much worse films!