sentences:  Upon its limited release, the film was met with middling reviews with many comparing the film unfavourably to both "Halloween" (1978) and "Friday the 13th" (1980).While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic.The film has since been noted by critics for its focusing on establishing characters as well as featuring an entirely arbitrary killer.