American Gothic (1988 film)

American Gothic is a 1988 slasher film directed by John Hough and starring Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov, Janet Wright, and Michael J. Pollard. The film follows a group of travelers who become stranded on an island in the Puget Sound where they find themselves in the clutches of a demented family of murderers. The film's poster is a pastiche of the Grant Wood painting of the same name.

A co-production between Canada and the United Kingdom, American Gothic was filmed on Bowen Island, British Columbia. In the United Kingdom, the film was released directly to video by Virgin Video under the alternative title Hide and Shriek on 12 February 1988. It was distributed theatrically in the United States by Vidmark Entertainment beginning 20 May 1988, and premiered on home video in September 1988.