The commentary and feature-length documentary on the Divimax release of this film provide a vivid account for how this film was made. It's a seminal horror film that started the wave of slashers in the 80s, and owes (and pays) a lot of debt to Hitchcock's Psycho. The filmmakers involved illustrate how much you can do with a limited budget, how necessity is the mother of all inventions. In fact, those interested in low budget horror will find this and The Blair Witch Project as perfect examples of doing more with less - a lot less, in fact.

Created originally for the Criterion Laserdisc, everyone here (even the producer, which is rare) has a lot to offer, due to the fact that everyone was involved with the entire making of the film, due to the low budget. Very fun to listen to, and very interesting tidbits on the making (and meaning) of the film make this a worthy addition to any low-budget horror fan's collection.