A PCP-addicted bodybuilder escapes from an asylum that he was placed in after he butchered his parents years before. He descends on a ranch in which a group of friends are celebrating Thanksgiving and terrorises them.

Sometimes I know that I’m going to hate a film with a passion within the first couple of minutes. Home Sweet Home is one such film.

Some of the murders sequences have been sped up to almost give them a comedic air. Horror and comedy should never be combined as they very rarely work well together. These scenes made me think of Benny Hill more than anything else.

Inane characters (wait until you see the guitar-playing mime artist), terrible dialogue and no discernible plot made me lose the will to live very early on.

How this was placed on the Video Nasties Section 3 list is beyond me. Maybe it was because of crimes to cinema.

The killer, Jay Jones, was played by personal trainer to the stars, Jake Steinfeld. He has the film’s title written on the back of his hand which maybe discloses more than was needed about his IQ and acting ability. Or maybe he just had a lot of work on at that time and found it hard to keep track.

1 out of 5 stars