Scalps (1983)
A cheap and cheerful tale of a bunch of college types who go out into the desert to seek Native American artifacts only found in sacred places, setting up this tale of possession by Indian spirits of those who desecrate their burial grounds.
For a 75 minute film (plus end credits) it's almost criminal that nothing of note happens until almost the hour mark. We have endless scenes of chatter, camping, archeology, more camping, a lot of driving and trekking the desert, but that's pretty much it. What prevents it all from becoming boring is the rather eerie atmosphere created thanks to a delicious soundtrack of nightmarish ambience.
We do have one scalping scene. It's gory and kind of worth the wait and thankfully the finale is a nightmarish world of shamanic sacrifice and murder.
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