The Davies family seems like a typical American family when the film begins. Mrs. Davies is pregnant and soon will be giving birth. Unfortunately, when it comes time for the blessed occasion, the child turns out to be an ugly...thing. And this ugly thing goes on a murdering spree--not only in the delivery room but throughout the town. At no point, oddly, does anyone ask what the $^## Mrs. Davies had been sleeping with, as the child looks like a demonic batboy-- though the film only gives you glimpses of the killing machine through the course of the picture.
While the plot is pretty simple and the film could have just been a stupid horror movie, it's a good bit better for a variety of reasons. Larry Cohen did a good job directing and keeping the tension throughout the film. I also thought that the way folks reacted towards the Davies family after the thing was born made the picture interesting--as well as Mr. and Mrs. Davies' reactions. Not a bad little horror film--and certainly better than the title might suggest.
While the plot is pretty simple and the film could have just been a stupid horror movie, it's a good bit better for a variety of reasons. Larry Cohen did a good job directing and keeping the tension throughout the film. I also thought that the way folks reacted towards the Davies family after the thing was born made the picture interesting--as well as Mr. and Mrs. Davies' reactions. Not a bad little horror film--and certainly better than the title might suggest.