“American Gothic” (** out of four) was a trite horror thriller about two escaped inmates (Slate Holmgrem, Mark Barthmaier) who take refuge in a farmhouse with a family (Ned Luke, Rochelle Bostrom) they hold hostage but it turns out the family are vindictive predators who turn the tables and prey on them. Clever storyline involving the victims becoming the aggressors can’t quite escape mediocre filmmaking and low budget. Still, give it some points for originality which is more than you can say for most horror movies nowadays. Also- this is a definite improvement over the last “American Gothic” in 1988 with Rod Steiger and Yvonne De Carlo which was American crap.