An all-time favourite among the blood 'n' guts brigade, Wes Craven's hillbilly horror revolves around the age-old clash between the civilised and the savage as a cannibal clan pursues an all-American family through the desert. With crucifixions, baby chomping and flesh ripping aplenty, they sure don't make 'em like this anymore.
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The fact that Craven was so skint he had to rent cameras from a Californian porn king is one of the many revelations featured in the disc's excellent Making Of. That alone would make this a decent purchase, but things get even better with an alternative ending, a documentary on '70s horror (Adam Simon's excellent 70-minute American Nightmare) and an anecdote-laden commentary from Craven and producer Peter Locke that'll make horror fans drool dementedly.
