Craven revisits 'The Last House on the Left'

The infamous horror classic is to get the remake treatment.

Aug 17 2006

'The Last House on the Left' is one of the most brutal, distressing and downright disturbing movies ever made, so I've got mixed feelings about today's announcement that the infamous horror flick is to receive the remake treatment.

For those who don't remember the original, it revolves around a pair of teenage girls who are kidnapped, raped and murdered by a ruthless gang of psychopaths. Said psychos then unwittingly seek refuge at the family house of one of the victims, where the girl's parents wreak a terrible revenge.

Craven himself will produce the flick with longtime collaborators Marianne Maddalena and Sean S Cunningham, with production set to start early next year.

'The story, about the painful side effects of revenge, is an evergreen' said Craven of the proposed remake. 'The headlines are full of people and nations taking revenge and getting caught up in endless cycles of violence.'

Audience members famously fainted during the original, so my advice should you find yourself at a screening of the remake is to keep repeating the adage 'It's only a remake, it's only a remake, it's only a remake'.

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