Nightmare at Shadow Woods (1987) Reviews & Ratings

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Nightmare at Shadow Woods reviews

Nightmare at Shadow Woods holds a 5.8/10 average from 168 TMDB ratings.

**_Entertaining first two acts pave the way for a disappointing last act_** In Jacksonville, a single mother (Louise Lasser) finally finds the right man after raising twin brothers, one in a mental institution. When the latter escapes all hell breaks loose. Made in 1983 but not released until 1987, "Blood Rage" was originally called “Slasher” (as the title card reads) and recut as “Nightmare at Shadow Woods,” which…
— Wuchak (6/10)

Twins Todd and Terry seem like sweet boys -- that is, until one of them takes an axe to the face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in.

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