Der Fluch des blutigen Schatzes (1983)

Der Fluch des blutigen Schatzes: Directed by Fred Olen Ray. With Jo-Ann Robinson, Richard Hench, Roger Maycock, Frank McDonald. A group of archeological students venture on Indian land for a dig. Unfortunately, they release an evil spirit who possesses one of them and starts killing the others.

“I had always heard about Scalps as people say itu0026#39;s Fred Olen Rayu0026#39;s best horror flick. Well if this is his best, Iu0026#39;d hate to see the rest! The film starts off a little dull, but starts to get better as the group make their way into the mountains. The atmosphere is quite creepy in a low-budget kind of way and reminded me slightly of The Evil Dead, plus the location is similar to The Hills Have Eyes. I love the shot of the rotting skeleton when the car goes past, but no one sees it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnce they have set up camp, the group hear mysterious drumming, see strange faces in campfires, and so on. There are some hilarious lines such as u0026quot;I broke a fingernail!u0026quot;, and also when the girl says that the drumming is coming from hell. The scalping scene is probably the highlight of the film, and is brilliantly done – it really surprised me. When the girls throat is cut, she writhes around in agony and it looks realistic. Also the part where he removes her scalp is really cool. Thereu0026#39;s another good gore scene when a mans head is chopped off, but itu0026#39;s not quite as impressive.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, Scalps is worth a watch if you can tolerate low budget horror. Itu0026#39;s nothing amazing, but does have a low budget charm about it.”