Maren Jensen is married to an ex-Hittite (a fictitious religious sect that makes the Amish seem like swingers) who has been shunned by his father for marrying her, going to college, using a tractor, and other horrible sins. It is clear that the Hittites don't like them being there, and the sect members talk a lot about "the Succubus" and "his messenger."

Then things get a little weird. When Maren's husband is killed by his tractor, two of her sorority sisters come to stay with her. Her husband's brother is also having trouble with the family patriarch, and lusts after one of the sorority sisters. A retarded Hittite dies in their barn.  The body count rises ...

 ... and then things get really weird.

The film starts strongly, then goes downhill in the third act, with an ending completely out of left field. Despite the weak conclusion, this has enough going for it to be of interest to genre fans.

• It was written and directed by Wes Craven, his third film, and includes a full-length commentary from him on the DVD.
• It stars Maren Jensen of Battlestar Galactica and provides her only career nudity.
• The supporting cast includes Sharon Stone in her first speaking role.
• Ernest Borgnine went far enough over the top to earn a Razzie nomination for this role, although I saw nothing wrong in his portrayal of a religious fanatic. (Borgnine once won the Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe for Marty.)