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*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Midnight Releasing.

Director/writer: Jason Stoddard.

Cast: Leslie Easterbrook, Kane Hodder and J.D. Hart.

Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned but in the case of The Afflicted, Hell should be afraid ... very afraid of Maggie (Leslie Easterbrook). She is a loving wife one day and a paranoid bi-polar Bible thumping she-devil the other.

That might be the trauma that affects her, and as she unleashes her seething anger, people should be running away. Even Hank (Kane Hodder, Friday the 13th series) proves he's no Jason against Maggie. After a seemingly nice birthday for daughter, Carla (Katie Holland), the happiness has gone south. He sees something wrong with his wife, and needs time to figure it out. Perhaps the hug she gave the pastor John (J.D. Hart), better known as the Cowboy Profit, a tele-evangelist, was more than he could handle.

Year:  2007

Director:  Michael D'Anna

Cast:  John David Hart, Toni Robider, J.R. Reynolds, Dana Poulson

Yet another film about a group of less-than-intelligent and annoying individuals--this time, a bickering family--on a road trip who wander off their planned travel route for either a short-cut or, in this case, to visit a run-down side show attraction. The results, as expected, are not at all good, as this particular side show is home to a bunch of lunatic, in-bred residents who are escaped prison inmates from years before.  The various members of the family wander off to view the various attractions, only to be scared away.  Thinking they made it safely on their way, the van tire explodes (surprise!), leaving them to seek refuge and accommodations in the small town, which we find out is inhabited solely by the freaks (surprise!).

This film plays out exactly as expected, implementing every genre cliche along the way,...