On many occasions, I buy Anchor Bay DVD's sight unseen. I trust them that much. But, thankfully, I did not buy The Locals. Despite the company's reputation and all of the glowing reviews, I didn't buy it. And I am very happy that I saved myself some money because I didn't like it. I'll admit, I'm in the minority on that because most everyone seems to love it. I just found it to be okay. The storyline was just okay, the acting was just okay (Dwayne Cameron was particularly good though, when not trying to be funny), and there were no effects to speak of. Once again, I think I didn't dig the movie because I felt nothing for the characters. Charisma can go a long way in a movie like this, and none of the actors had that. The film itself certainly had no scares and no atmosphere. I just never felt any kind of dread. And that is needed in a horror film of this type. I can see The Locals working better as a short story than it did as a movie.