MJB784 I thought the movie was mostly boring and aged. It looked too 70's and was underlit. The darkness was difficult to identify the scenery. There's no interesting characters aside from Andy or any discussion of him coming back from the dead after the mom wished for it to happen. No psychology of how to fix the problem.

utgard14 A couple receives word that their son has been killed in Vietnam. The mother refuses to accept this and stays up all night wishing over and over that her son return home. Which he does, but not like she hoped. He's very weird and says next to nothing. Soon there are murders happening in their small town with people drained of blood.Cool low-budget horror movie from Bob Clark. It's a variation on the Monkey's Paw story -- "Be careful what you wish for." The cast is pretty good, particularly the actors playing the parents, John Marley and Lynn Carlin. Richard Backus plays the son and was apparently cast for his creepy stare, which he uses to great effect throughout the film. Chilling at times with a great atmosphere throughout, thanks in large part to the budgetary limitations. Low-budget '70s horror films are some of the grittiest and creepiest ever made. The first half is much better than the second, which is why my score isn't higher. After awhile the strangeness gives way to a more traditional vampire type story. I'm not sure if we can even call this a vampire movie but it has the primary element -- undead person who craves blood from the living. Tom Savini handled the special effects in one of his earliest films. It's an interesting and worthwhile horror film you should check out.

artpf A young Soldier is killed in the line of duty in Vietnam. That same night, the soldier returns home, brought back by his Mother's wishes that he "Don't Die"! Upon his Return, Andy sits in his room, refusing to see his friends or family, venturing out only at night. The Vampiric horror is secondary to the terror that comes from the disintegration of a typical American family.a lot of reviews say this is a zombie flick, but the guy only comes out at night so he's more a vampire. Frankly, I don;t know what he's supposed to be and the movie, in my opinion loses steam at the 30 minute mark because it's more of a message movie than a true horror film and it falls flat.I wanted to like this film, but found myself wondering what they were trying to say, because as a true horror movie, it sucks. Especially after seeing Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things.Andy just rocks in his chair alone in his room. Don't get me wrong. The acting is really good and it's well filmed. Even well written. But it's sort of a bait and switch movie. You're expecting a horror movie and get a talky moody film.

jbar19 I am so angry that I went out of my way to find this movie based on the reviews and it was nothing special. I am literally angry about it.It's not a horrible movie. It's well acted, well shot and has some really scary music. But let's get real. This is just a Movie of the Week type of TV flick.The worst part is how people are trying to pass it off as a 'disintegration of the American family' picture as if there was some deep meaning to a rather simple movie. This isn't even a good Twilight Zone episode.Usually IMDb reviewers are spot on, but ignore anyone who gave this more than a 6.