Undoubtedly making for one of the more underappreciated works from his entire filmography, Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs is an admirably diverting and full-on witty horror-comedy that efficiently mixes sharp social satire, devout tension, and lively dark humor to a rather noteworthy degree in this.
The all-around cast that includes Brandon Adams who naturally plays the relatively charming young lead, and Everett McGill/Wendy Robie who both portray the amusingly unhinged antagonists here are all easily the film's standouts, with each of them reliably making quite solid impressions as a whole.
Definitely glad I've come around to this one with this much-needed revisit as The People Under the Stairs is without question another remarkable effort from one of the best horror directors of all time, Wes Craven.