Wes Craven sure as
hell is a master of horror, but he’s also a master of comedy, the latter trait knife sharp in “The People Under the Stairs,” a gore-filled laugh-riot
that has a racist, NRA-card-packing psychotic redneck yuppie-wannabe cannibal brother
and sister turned married couple (whew!) as the landlords of the L.A. “ghetto,” ruling
over low-income African-Americans, stashing money and gold in their lunatic
mansion. That’s right, the goofiest rich white stereotype, played over the top by Everett McGill and Wendy Robie -– they also played husband and wife on “Twin Peaks” -– who turn up the crazy to 1,011. Also stashed in that creepy-ass house: A Horde of teenagers, including a girl named
Alice (A.J. Langer), all held hostage by the kooky couple, each child disposed of if they dare hear, see, or speak evil. Our hero is a black teen (Brandon Adams)
who longs to be a doctor, to save his dying momma, and yet faces a
life of crime. Craven dumps clichés faster than body parts, but it’s all for sick-twisted satirical laughs, and darn if they don’t work. B
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