I remember horror movies that made you scared to walk into the kitchen at night as an adolescent, fearful that you'd meet some scarred up psycho who'd escaped from the state mental asylum with a rusty hook knife. Or as the old timers called them, a gutting knife.
Such was my fear-filled imagination growing up at a time that horror movies were targeted at drug induced teenagers. Watching the movie "The Collector" brought back some of those fearful memories from that horrific era of movie watching. A time where the anticipation of what was going to happen tightened the fear in you like a pulled bow string.
This movie doesn't use the CGI tricks or creative applied make-up tactics to get a yell out of you. Instead, its a suspense-thriller that puts you in the shoes of those who are stalked. Oh, there's blood alright, but its the method of the madness causing the blood to splatter that makes you cringe.
You'll catch yourself watching and thinking at first that its not so bad a situation. But then as the little observations you've made start adding up and you begin to feel as if there's no escape, as if the closet you're locked inside is closing in on you, your calm while in the storm style begins to wear thin and the panic clock ticks just a bit faster. You want out.
And just as you think you've finally....................
Oh no no no, you'll have to watch the movie to earn that thrill.
This movie isn't anything new in horror, its just some good old fashioned suspense horror at its finest. Check it out if you like horror movies or miss the good old days of horror. You won't be disappointed. Now Buckle Up and ride safely!
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