Friday, September 4, 2020

Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

Often called one of the worst films of all time, and it certainly is. A couple (Harold Warren and Diane Adelson) get lost in the Texas desert and find a mysterious house in the middle of nowhere. Despite the fact the world's creepiest man Torgo (John Reynolds) lives there and keeps babbling on about "The Master" who doesn't want them there, they decide this house will be the perfect place to stay the night!

Once night falls the full horror becomes apparent. The Master (Tom Neyman) is a dark lord who wears a rather funky psychedelic cloak, has six slave wives and sets fire to hands. He orders the couple and their daughter be killed...

An incredibly bad film with an air of complete ineptness in every frame. The acting is awful, the pacing completely off, awkward pauses as the actors desperately waited for cues, a plot which makes little sense. It is therefore wonderful (of course!) The film is complete cheese and very campy. It's legend among fans of trash movies is well deserved, it is one of the low lights of the genre.