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Scott Clark, who wrote, "Sure it's better than Conway's first
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a score of 1½ out of a possible 5, commended the film's creature design and gore effects, but heavily criticized every other aspect of it, writing, "When your movie is only 75 minutes but feels longer because so little happens for so long, that will definitely get you on my naughty list." While
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with the creature which makes it far better than Conway's previous film. It's still not good at all, but I'll take the slight improvement as a step in the right direction." Nolen Boe of Horror News opined that the film's gore effects were its only positive quality, and dismissively stated,
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desert before disappearing, leaving behind an ominous warning to anyone who went looking for his stash. Years later, a group of cowboys discovers the loot, which turns out to be a coal-like "summoning stone" that releases
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and Tommy make it to Cooper's trail who has spent his life studying
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in a creek near the house, Tommy finds the summoning stone, which brings forth
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Cooper, Bonnie, Fiona, Troy and Tommy lure
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