From A Whisper To A Scream

Originally entitle The Offspring upon release in 1987, it was shot under the title From A Whisper To a Scream and was re-entitled so when it was released on video.  This horror anthology was written (in part) and directed by Jeff Burr, who is another one of those latter day "Ed Woods" who grew up watching really, really independent horror films and dreamed of making some himself.  Although this film contains several character actors, such as Cameron Mitchell, Harry Ceasar, western star Clu Gulager and his soon to be late wife Miriam Bird-Nethery, it doesn't stop it from being very "independent" looking.  

Burr apparently was able to convince Price to play the historian that provides the frames for each story, by impressing him with his confidence when he first approached Price about the part.  Price was quite ill at the time with emphysema and was suffering from on-set of Parkinson's, so he felt the part, which is playing almost entirely sitting down, would be good way to get in another performance in a horror film.  His scenes were the last shot.  Apparently, he wasn't so impressed when he finally saw the finished product.  

Filmed in Dalton Georgia, as a stand-in for the fictional "Oldfield Tenn.," it is not nearly as bad as so many of the straight to vid. grade Z movies that are flooded the web these days.  And it has some genuine admirers, after all garnering a 5.7 out of 10 on IMDb is not bad for a film of this sort.  I have a grudging affection for it, simply because it's pretty psychologically twisted.