From what I've gathered, it's a miracle "Ghost Town" wasn't cancelled during production. The fact that the film was exhibited in only eight theatres, tells me a lot. So low is the budget, the whole thing feels like an extended episode of the classic "Tales from the Crypt" show. The story is wafer-thin and the running time is about 10 minutes too long. It's nothing original: a modern day deputy sheriff is searching for a missing woman who's a prisoner of the spirits of the local ghost town. He soon finds himself up against a deadly kind of adversary and has limited resources at his disposal. The script can hardly be described as subtle. The main ghostly villain has the surname Devlin, I ask you! Still, at least it's a name suited to the character. There is one scene combining sex with violence - in typical poor taste I might add. I simply don't care for that kind of content. The cast is a bunch of nobodies, except for an actor called Bruce Glover. He's been in such films like "Chinatown," "Diamonds Are Forever," "The Streetfighter" etc. Usually a bad guy, Bruce Glover plays a more benevolent character this time. For all of the film's weaknesses, there is something undeniably atmospheric. The scenes of the mist and the wind howling through the deserted town is the best example. The action set-pieces aren't bad, being quite capably staged. I remember over 20 years ago, an old acquaintance sold me "Ghost Town" on VHS video (it was that long ago). Then I got the DVD a few years ago and the film was just as I remember.
