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Year:  2008Director:  Darrell MapsonCast:  Alexandra Gorman, Willy Ortlieb, Mark MacPherson, Stephanie Hoover, Lee Otrlieb

A group of friends decide to explore an old junkyard that is reportedly haunted by the angry ghost of a worker who was murdered there years before.  Unfortunately for them, the story is true and the ghost does not take too kindly to trespassers.

The first rule of independent filmmaking: do not attempt to do more than your budget allows.  Hot Rod Horror possesses and ambitious premise that, if handled properly, had the potential to be a creepy and fun throwback to slasher films of the past.  It certainly has a unique setting--an abandoned junkyard--that could have been an exceptional showcase for some intense stalk and chase sequences.  However, since all of the film's action takes place in broad daylight the potential for unsettling atmosphere is squandered.  It is blatantly obvious that the budget of the film was probably non-existent,...