Elaine Cusick

All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage... (imdb)

An Outback teacher is kidnapped along with her students by louts wearing Father X-Mas and animal masks. Dumped into a cave for safe keeping, they escape and trigger a vicious cat-and-mouse struggle that ends with a queasy EC comics twist in the final shot. (Stephen Bissette)