Also released as Lisa, Lisa, a title inexplicably creepier and more ominous, this mini-gem is actually a lyrical essay on a lonely young woman's burgeoning mental illness, and while violent and sensationalistic, less a horror film and more moody character study. Stark location shooting (inside a NY State farmhouse, not the Southern locale presupposed by the narrative - and you'll have little doubt hearing the Bronx accents of the multiple villains) and an unsettling lead female performance raise this far above the low limbo bar set by similar productions of the era. For a deeper analysis and appreciative eulogy to a long neglected film (available on DVD from Netflix in yet another badly chopped - pun intended - version), check out Nightmare USA by techno-goth legendary band Coil's former member Stephen Thrower.
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