Don't Open the Door

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Summary: Don't Answer The Phone!
Review: S.F. Brownrigg (Don't Look In The Basement) strikes again with DON'T OPEN THE DOOR. This time we join Amanda Post (Susan Bracken) as she returns to her ailing grandmother's house after 13 years. In 1962 Amanda's mother was stabbed to death by an unknown (to us anyway) stalker. Upon her return, Amanda finds granny near death and two characters from her past hanging around the house. Mr. Kern is the town historian / museum curator, who has most of Amanda's mother and grandmother's possessions in his museum. He also wants the house for his collection. The second man, known as "the judge" (Gene Ross), used to be the family attorney. He's a mean old booger with a hidden agenda of his own. There appears to be a conspiracy between these two and granny's doctor. Amanda argues with them and they leave. Alone in the house (except for the near-comatose grandmother) Amanda receives a series of obscene / disturbing phone calls. It is obvious who the sick caller is, but Amanda is clueless. This guy is calling from inside the house (ala "Black Christmas" and "When A Stranger Calls") and watching her through cracks and holes in the walls. Amanda calls her boyfriend Nick (Hugh Feagin), who just happens to be a doctor, and has grandma admitted to a hospital. Now it's just Amanda and the phone-freak. Murder abounds as we uncover his identity and his motives. DOTD is fun to watch, especially to see the same group of actors from other Brownrigg features. While not the best horror film ever made, I found it quite enjoyable, and there's a nice twist at the end that isn't your typical finale...