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While on a campout in the woods, Ray Pye (Marc Senter) and his friends, Jennifer Fitch (Shay Aster) and Tim Bess (Alex Frost), encounter two girls camping alone. Ray is bored, so he decides to have a little fun with them. To Jennifer and Tim’s horror, Ray shoots the two girls, and then he calmly tells his friends how to help clean up the mess. Too afraid of Ray to refuse, they do as he demands, and they don’t turn him in. Soon their lives begin to spiral down into the madness of sex, drugs, and alcohol, and they’re powerless to escape. And, what’s worse, neither of them has the strength to get away from Ray and his psychotic behavior.
Detective Charlie Schilling (Michael Bowen) knows that Ray Pye killed those two girls, but he can’t find any real evidence that leads back to Ray. He begins to push Ray’s buttons, making him nervous, hoping he’ll make a mistake. When he finally does, Detective Schilling plans on being there to bring him in.
Ray’s life begins to fall apart, piece by piece, and he plunges deeper and deeper into psychosis until he’s pushed to his limit. Finally, he snaps, going on a depraved rampage, leaving horror and shock in his wake.
The Lost is based on the novel by Jack Ketchum, which was inspired by the real-life serial killer, Charles Schmid (known as the Pied Piper of Tucson), a charismatic sociopath who killed girls for whom he no longer had a use. Like Charles Schmid, Ray Pye stuffed his shoes with crushed beer cans to appear taller—and the women were drawn to his Elvis Presley/Charles Manson appearance.
Raw and vicious, The Lost will make you recoil. It’s a seriously disgusting and debasing movie, and it’s certainly not the type of movie that you want a steady diet of. The sheer brutality of this movie and the senseless use of sex, drugs, and alcohol is sure to turn sensitive stomachs, and the climax of Ray’s crimes is truly shocking. As I watched, all I could do was stare at the screen in horror.
The plot will hold your attention—mainly because you’ll be too stunned to turn away. Powerless to stop yourself, you’ll want to see just how far Ray Pye will sink into insanity. And you’ll definitely want to be around to see if Detective Schilling brings Ray to justice.
Though I have a strong stomach and can watch just about anything, I don’t normally pick up movies like this one for entertainment. I suggest that you don’t either—unless you can handle the depravity of the subject matter. However, I do recommend The Lost for those who are into movies inspired by serial killers and true crimes—because that aspect of the movie might fascinate you as it did me. Otherwise, skip it.
