Twenty years ago, The Harvest Killer swept through Devil's Lake and killed Jake Barker's (Justin Ament) parents. Those horrible memories and the fact that he has been suspended from the police force as well as getting dumped by his girlfriend, Stacey (Carrie Finklea), have driven Jake to drink. When a serial killer whose method resemble The Harvest Killer begin killing innocent people all over town, Jake works with the authorities to try and piece the mystery together.

This sequel to director Brad Goodman's 2004 film Harvest Of Fear is yet another unremarkable slasher flick. Visually, Path Of Evil works fairly well due to some good lighting and passable DV photography. There are some decent gore effects that there are not nearly enough of. The score is appropriately creepy and there's even a small bit of pointless nudity thrown in to rouse the dosing male viewers. Yes, Path Of Evil seems to have everything that a successful slasher needs. So what exactly is wrong here?

The film runs about 25 minutes too long as its plot-heavy scenes outnumber and outweigh the stalking and slashing. There are too many silly surprises and lame fake outs being tossed around to ever take the movie seriously. Suspicious characters keep popping up and the path of clues seems endless.

Justin Ament's chip-on-the-shoulder performance as Jake Barker makes for an unsympathetic character and a dorky lead. Jake is an expert at whining, throwing tantrums, and driving drunk around Devil's Lake but never does anything to hold the viewer's interest. The continual flashbacks to his parents' murder don't help matters much since they are filmed with absolutely no style whatsoever.

Not only is Path Of Evil 25 minutes too long it also happens to be about 25 years too late to get in the slasher game. It doesn't help that the film is made without any love or care for the genre. Other than a few brief gory moments and some gratuitous nudity, there's really nothing here. Dopey performances and an awful twist ending only make matters worse. And finally, the worst crime committed here is the killer's resemblance to Michael Meyers complete with overalls and lifeless human mask. Homage or theft?