A bunch of hippies move into an abandoned farmhouse out in the woods in rural New England. Deputy Richard (Dick Bryan) is always hassling them and of course when the bloody Bigfoot murders start the hippies are blamed. At the very end the hippies had all gone away, leaving the farm to the Bigfoots. A sheriff walks into the empty barn and when he is inside, you can see the outline of the monster step into the doorway behind him. The group of hippies is led by Big Jim (Jim Whitworth), who forms a commune. The first one to die is Diane (Carmella Gallien). The girl is mauled to death by Sasqua. The slasher style murders begin. Another local girl is savagely killed. Three local hunters are devoured in the deep forest regions of New England. Tension among the members of the commune rises. The fights between them are erupting. After discovering Diane's bloody corpse it's time to stop the terror of Sasqua. Sheriff Tom (Wayne Woodruff), Big Jim and his family decide to pursue an elusive creatures. A female member of the commune sees a group of Sasquas sitting around the fire and eating tasty human flesh. Deputy Richard is killed by Sasqua and the fight between hunter Joe and the creature becomes lethal. Big Jim and his family finally decide to leave the farmhouse. Sheriff Tom is the last one to meet with the wrath of Sasqua.
"Sasqua" is a fine piece of low-budget regional horror filmmaking. The acting is surprisingly decent and there are some eerie scenes of Sasqua stalking its human prey. We don't really see the creatures - "Sasqua" relies more on suggestion than gore. But one thing for sure: they are mean and cannibalistic monsters. The overall tone of the movie is extremely memorable, as it shares a lot with slasher sub-genre. I particularly liked POV shots of the monster. Channon J. Scot directs with a sure hand and manages to create some suspense. The cinematography is grainy and the editing is quite abrupt, but the quality of my copy is not very good. Still "Sasqua" was regarded lost for many years and I am possibly the first person, who truly noticed its existence. After 35 years of obscurity "Sasqua" simply deserves to be seen and appreciated.
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Now it's time to find "Revenge of Bigfoot" (1978).
