"A man conjures up a gigantic vengeance demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy the teenagers who accidentally killed his son."
The ice cold stare of hatred
The late eighties were a time when the dust was settling with the slasher era, there was many knock offs of knock offs, monster movies were starting to become more silly, basically most horror movies were doing the same style and vein as the others. It was time for something fresh....something that brought the scare back to the screen. Stan Winston's ( Special FX master on Terminator, Aliens, and Predator ) 1988 film "Pumpkinhead" hit that mark and knocked it strait out of the ball park. In my opinion this is one of the most under rated horror films of all time and one of my ultimate favorites. It can still holds a terrifying effect on its audience even after almost 25 years.
Haggis the witch
Ed Harley ( ultra cool Lance Henriksen ) lives the simple backwoods country life in the Appalacian Mountains. Ed runs a grocery stand ( that may be the only grocery in miles ) supporting him and his only son, young Billy. They go about their days tending to their store until one day a couple of city teens come along and accidentally injure little Billy. Ed finds his fatally wounded son and enraged by what he sees as carelessness on the teens parts, decides to call upon the ultimate act of vengeance. Harley visits a old witch that lives deep in the swamps, and together they summon the giant demonic being Pumpkinhead to avenge his loss. It runs its course on the teens,but little does Harley know he has to face much more than what he asked for.
The unlucky ones
As I mentioned before, my vote goes on this as being severely under rated, its almost criminal. The movie is absolutely rich in atmosphere and oozes creepiness. Even in the beginning title credits you know you are in for something special. The film has quite a color scheme going for it as well, there's plenty use of red, blue and orange that gives it a great eerie feel. As for the plot itself, its quite simple but works great. The loss of Harley's son is quite sad, so you really feel for the guy, those scenes are pretty heart wrenching. The true gem of this film is Pumpkinhead, who I have to say......is scary as shit. The special effects on him are outstanding, as the creature looks just as real as you would expect a giant 9 foot pissed off demon would look.
The Demon
In all this is a absolute must see ! This is a perfect 80's horror film that gives us all the right stuff. Its sad, its scary and its downright badass. Perfect for a good scare on Halloween night.
Gore : 2/5 - Its not very gory, but that's just fine. We get a girls face carved into and smashed through a glass window, impaled on a rifle, amongst a few other things.
Gratuitous Nudity 0/5 - Nothing at all. Didn't need it though.
Death Count : 6
Special FX : 5/5 - This is the real star of the film, like I said, Pumpkinhead looks phenomenal.
Turkish poster art
Best scenes : By far my favorite is when Ed Harley visits the old witch. Her dilapidated house, her voice and just her screen presence is the stuff made of nightmares. I also love the pumpkin patch graveyard scene. There's old skeletons stuck in trees, old crumbling tombstones and right smack dab in the middle is Pumpkinhead's macabre and mangled looking burial mound. Talk about one creepy looking set.
Things you will learn from this movie :
Pumpkinhead hates religion.
Playing with vegetables is always a option.
Kids in the Appalacian mountains are fucking filthy and never change their clothes.
Never pick up guy that made stew outta their wife's foot.
Just when you try to do the right thing and change your wrongful ways, a giant demon kills you.
Some people don't know what a camera is.
The girl that screams and complains the most......always gets it the worst.
"Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela's arrival, things start to go horribly wrong for anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions."
Ricky and Angela
Camp slashers were all the rage in the 80's after the extremely successful "Friday the 13th" film series. But there was a good few that shined from the bunch. This is one series that I believe succeeded at second best in summer slashers next to the big time Voorhees empire. A definite cult classic and underground gem, this flick is still talked about to this day as holding one of the most shocking endings in horror history. You can ask anyone and that will usually be the first thing that comes to their mind. I particularly enjoy this film because it strays from the basic "masked madman out for revenge" formula and instead boasts a clever guessing game of "could be" suspects. All of which seem a little "off" or have good reason to be suspected as a cold blooded murderer.
Aunt Martha ties strings around her fingers so she doesnt forget !
The film starts out with a accident that occured years before our central story, where one child and the father are run over by a speed boat. Cut to years later, Angela Baker and cousin Ricky are sent off by their insanely quirky weirdo aunt Martha to the annual summer camp for some summer fun. From the beginning you can tell aunt Martha lost a few marbles, and she has something to do with the storyline. Angela is also a little weird.....actually little is taking it lightly, shes really weird. She stares are other campers without so much as a blink without expression and barely says a word, so shes a easy target for the other campers to pick on. With her cousin Ricky on her constant defense it stirs up trouble at the campsite and then suddenly campers start to die off.....often in violent and imaginative ways.
Boiled to death
Arrow to the jugular
Definetely molded to be fun and quirky, this film manages not to be very scary for the most part, but its unforgettable to say the least. Its rather funny though im not sure its entirely intentional ( god damn these kids swear ALOT ). The dialog is so cheesy its quite hilarious and gives the film a somewhat humorous entertainment quality. But dont be discouraged, the underlying sub-story is actually quite disturbing and creepy once you reach the final conclusion. Sure as hell shocked me ! The killers secret identity also isnt revealed to the end, so we often see a silhouette or a hand before each grisly murder is commited. Which I really liked because it keeps you enamoured to figure out the mystery. The acting is pretty ridiculous but it works with the feel of the film. The music is pretty basic stalk slasher stuff, it fits just fine. The murder scenes are pretty twisted and well worth watching. With all that being said this is a DEFINITE must see for horror fans. Its the kinda movie that went underated and overshadowed by all the bigger hit horror films at the time. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy, the ending is the ultimate payoff !
Gore : 2/5 - Theres some nasty stuff here, but some deaths that appear off screen. Not too gory but still awesome !
Gratuitous Nudity : 0/5 - Well there is one.....full male frontal.
Alternate VHS artwork
Death Count : +12 - Some pretty nasty ones, boiled to death, curling iron into the va-jay-jay, stung to death by bees, decapitation, among many others.
Special FX : 3/5 - The bodys that do appear are pretty nasty and mangled. The boiling death is pretty impressive.
Best scenes/Things to look for : Theres tons, we meet a pedophile cook who calls kids "baldies", who is basically springing a hardon when the kids arrive off the bus, blowing kisses and shit. Its actually quite funny, and yet no one reports him ! The bee hive death is another good cringing scene. Stung to death on the shitter.....that really fucking sucks.
Things you will learn from this movie
Woman are terrible drivers all around....even on a boat.
You can bribe witnesses of a murder to keep shut by offering them $15 bucks
Mind over matter means getting a bare ass to your face
When the ALL the girls refuse to go skinny dipping, its perfectly normal for all the dudes to just go
Calling people "fags" and "pussies" while wearing booty shorts makes no sense
Memorable quotes : "you're a regular carpenters dream ! Flat as a board and needs a screw !"
"Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child"
Henry Spencer
Baffling, stunning, nightmarish and above all truely frightening. This is the only truthful way to describe Eraserhead. Directed by the legendary David Lynch ( Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway ), this remains to be his most disturbing film of his career....and of all cinema history. Rated one of the top 25 most dangerous films of all time by Premiere Hollywood, the film preys upon the viewer psychologically. Taking them to a surreal world of nightmares they could never dream ( or even fathom ) of experiencing.
The man in the planet....symbolism of god ?
Our films main character, Henry Spencer, lives in what seems to be a nuclear wasteland full of noises and pollution. His girlfriend Mary gives birth to a premature mutant baby ( with the news told at a very strange dinner scene ), together they decide to get married and move into Henry's apartment to raise the child together. But the mutant baby's continuous haunting cries lead Mary to pack her luggage and leave Henry to take care of the "child" alone.
The mutant baby
That's the basic outline of the plot from what the viewer can gather, because its hard to make sense of all the random and odd things that we are shown, coupled with that is some nightmarish images and scenes that will burn into your subconscious forever, like a bad memory that you want to forget. We see Henry's wife birthing worms, bleeding trees, a singing woman with deformed cheeks that appears from the apartment radiator among other things that are just.....ill put it blatantly....really fucked up. There is a true underlining meaning behind the movie, but Lynch refuses to tell what he was trying to convey to the viewer, its something you will have to witness and judge yourself. I myself have my own theories of explanation.
The woman in the radiator
This film is not meant for everyone, but its something I believe everyone should witness at least once. This Isn't your pre packaged Hollywood bullshit that's fun for the whole family, so think again. Its full of dark, depressing, and desolate visuals that make it arresting....and strangely beautiful. Its a world of surrealism you won't get to witness in any other film anytime soon. The music is just as eerie, the piano and organ sound like its being played out of a old haunted chapel and fits very well into the film. There's very little dialog ( the first 10 minutes are just strait film ), so its something you will have to pay attention to, but to try and make sense of it, don't be surprised if you end up watching it several times.
This is actually by far, the scariest movie I have ever seen and that is a fact readers. I still remember the first time I watched this. I was half asleep ( bad idea ! ) and had nightmares for a week about that damn baby, hearing its gurgling cries make me cringe. Everyone I've shown this film to has a similar reaction ( my sister and girlfriend hate it, and hate when I bring it up ) but ironically this became one of my all time favorite movies, because for some reason I just find it so endearing and fascinating. So if you are feeling curious and a little brave I would say check it out....if you can make it through the entire movie....
Gore : 0/5 - This isn't a run of the mill horror film what so ever, its not needed.
Gratuitous Nudity : 0/5
Death count : +1 - Though there is one death, and it is very, very unsettling.
Special FX : 5/5 - The baby is the true star of the film, Director David Lynch never revealed how he made the baby, because it looks so realistic it could not have been created by hand. Rumor has it that it was made from a embalmed calf fetus, but no one will ever know.
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Best scenes : I love particularly love the scene where the mysterious woman in the radiator emerges from the darkness to sing "In heaven". It sends chills up my spine everytime.
Things you will learn from this movie
Mutant baby's often are born looking like E.T
If you don't cooperate your girlfriends mom will start sucking on your neck
Cook chicken right or it will start to dance on your plate
Bums want severed heads that fall from the sky
When you die you'll be sold off for making pencil erasers
"Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead."
Promotional Stills
This is it.....one of the biggest Italian horror films of all time. The zombie head image above is just as iconic to horror fans as Leatherface runningwith the chainsaw in the original TCM or Pinhead holding the puzzle box on the cover to Hellraiser. Directed by the late Lucio Fulci " the Godfather of Gore " it remains to be his most popular film and is considered to be his masterpiece even after his death in 1996. Though this film was meant to cash in on the popularity of George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead", it proves that it can stand alone by any means.
Our film starts out as a unknown boat is mysteriously floating about the waters of New York city. The local police are called in to investigate, and while exploring one is attacked by one enormous fat and obviously hungry zombie. He gets shot by the remaining officer and thrown overboard. Moving onward, the boat is discovered to be owned by a doctor who months earlier went off to a distant island called "Matul" for research, he never returned. His daughter, Anne ( now all of a sudden concerned ) seeks to find out what happened to her father, she enlists the help of local reporter Peter West and together they hitch a ride with a vacationist couple to the island of Matul in search of answers.
The famous zombie vs shark scene
Once on the island they quickly discover the island is ridden with a terrifying disease that makes the dead return to life and devour the living, but not just any disease, this one has to do with voodoo. The group meets Dr. Menard and he informs them whats been happening with the islanders. Now the group and the last of the survivors must ban together and fight off the rising horde of flesh eaters as the gore gets spread on like a dripping jelly sandwich
I can see why this is such a cult film, its purely shocking. I remember the first time I seen this as a kid, I hated it. Not because it was terrible because thats not the case, but because I was shocked and terrified. Me being a young kid that was used to the USA's popular horror like Night of Living Dead, Friday the 13th and such had no idea about Italy's super gory and gloomy horror, it burned in my memory. Now today it remains as one of my top 10 favorite horror films of all time, go figure.
The cringing eye gouging scene.
But I think the title "Zombi 2" needs a little explanation, because I know you must be thinking "well how good is part one ?". Well this is part one in a sense actually, see when George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" was released in Italy, it was under the title "Zombi", so to cash in on the success, Fulci released his film under "Zombi 2". But in the United States Fulci's film is just called "Zombie" Get it ? It is kind of confusing. There was sequels to follow, keeping the "Zombie 2" thing going in italy, there was a "Zombi 3" that was partially directed by Lucio Fulci before he quit the film, it wasnt even close to being as good as its predecessor.
Zombie feast
The film starts quickly and moves at a decent pace, never losing track of its plot. The theme is interesting itself, its gloomy and fits very well, but its one of those themes that you'll never forget hearing, you should not be surprised if you have it stuck in your head all goddamn day. Another aspect I liked was that the cause of the epidemic was voodoo, which is a change of pace for once, and is loosely based on the original roots of the zombie legend. Fulci's direction is similar to all his genre films, heavy on mood, shocking, and of course cringing ( lots of gory close ups ), its a simple formula and it works well. The acting is decent, no ones going to get a academy award here, but its believable ( better than some hollywood actors ). All in all I can't say much more about this film that hasn't been said already, if you are a horror fan, this is a absolute must see ! Its a underground classic that deserves more recognition.
New York is doomed
Gore : 5/5 -This one packs a punch full of blood, guts, brains, and disembowelment, its no surprise it's a influence on many death metal bands as well. We get a nasty closeup splinter to the eye, neck tearing, bitten chunks of flesh, juicy head explosions and much more.
Gratuitous Nudity : 2/5 - We get a few shots of nudity. One complete with thong and one shower scene.
Death count : 10+
Special FX : 5/5 - The zombies are extremely well done with the whole rotten and decayed look. Not too much over the top but just right.
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Best Scenes : Many to choose from, probably the most popular is the complete underwater scene where a zombie battles a live shark, im not sure how they did it, but its way fucking cool. I also liked the Spanish conquistadors graveyard scene where we first see the iconic zombie in the above image.
Things you will learn from this movie
Zombies and sharks are mortal enemies.
When there's a giant splinter going toward your eye its best not to simply move out of the way.
When your woman calls you evil, cruel, and demented, just slap her.
Getting down to your birthday suit in front of strangers is perfectly normal, especially in front of your husband.
Making out with a stranger saves you from getting arrested.
Voodoo drums make women lose it.
Memorable Quotes : " The boat can leave now, tell the crew"
"A solitary and strange boy wreaks revenge on the people who harasses him when he makes a disturbing discovery in the depth of a forest."
What a gem this one is, and I say that with the utmost honesty. I have a VHS copy of this that I bought along with hundreds of tapes I purchased during a closeout of a old video store, so one day I randomly popped one in my VCR and it just so happened to be this flick.....good choice.The Pit was made in the golden era of horror films, in the very beginning of the 80's and must have missed its mark somewhere with the big greats that shadowed it. This film is gold, I mean you wont find a academy award winning movie, or amazing performances or shit like that. But you will find a very entertaining way to burn up a hour and a half.
"Can I ride your bike ?"
Our films central character is the autistic ( and insanely creepy ) Jamie Benjamin, who along with his stuffed best friend "Teddy" cause misery to the people of his town. This also must be a really small town, since he seems to be the only autistic kid for miles judging by the way people talk crap about him. But anyways, he's a pretty odd kid, he cuts nude pictures out of magazines and puts pictures of his neighbors on them, tries to ride the local kids bikes even though its obvious everyone thinks hes a total creeper, among other extremely odd shit he does throughout the film. But what REALLY sets him apart from everyone is that he has one really cool secret, he's found a giant hole in the ground, and deep down in that hole are ancient creatures called "Tra la logs" and hes the only one that knows they exist.....yet.
"Do you like washing me ?"
His parents hire a attractive babysitter named Sandy ( who's one of many sitters that failed ) who spends most of her time trying to understand the extremely odd ( and perverted ) Jamie, while he falls in love with her. He also expresses his love by watching her sleep with her dirty pillows exposed, attempting to look under her skirt ( with his parents there too, this kid gives no fucks ! ), sneaking in while shes showering and writing creepy shit on the bathroom mirror, among other super creep insanities.
"Im sure we can find some bad people Jamie"
Everyday he leaves to go find food for the Tra la logs, but nothing seems to fit their appetite ( I don't think monsters like chocolate bars son ) until he finally discovers that they crave raw meat. So one day Teddy gives him the bright idea ( yes, Teddy speaks to him as a voice inside his head ) that all the townspeople that treated him like crap should be next on the menu for the creatures. All the while poor Sandy is trying to make sense of the disappearances and Jamie's behavior, until Jamie finally decides to let her in on the big secret.
"So that's what you eat !"
I really love this film, I can see it not being for everyone, ill admit the Tra la logs look like midgets in suits in some shots and there is some extreme cheese.But there's alot of things The Pit has going for it. Sammy Snyders as Jamie Benjamin is super convincing as a perverted autistic kid. Waiting and watching for this character to do more weird shit is part of the fun, so the film never gets boring with that in mind. The music is really quirky and fits with the sillyness of the film perfectly. The acting is passable otherwise, no complaints here. I would recommend this to any horror fan or anyone that just wants to see something downright original and entertaining as hell. Its worthy of having some friends over and grabbing a case of beer.
Devouring victims
Gore : 1/5 - There's not much going on in the gore department, but to be honest, the film doesn't really need it. Though there is some decently gory shots of the creatures feasting on butchered human remains, but thats about all we get.
Gratuitous Nudity : 2/5 - We get a few boobie shots by Sandy and one hilarious one by the local librarian. See below.
A cool foreign DVD release cover
Death count : 10+
Special FX : - 3/5 - The creatures are decently done, they have cool glowing eyes and the closeups arent bad. The gory eaten remains look realistic too. Could have been better but it works.
Best scene : - By far is one particular scene where Jamie cons the local librarian by calling and telling her that her daughter has been kidnapped, and the only way to get her back is to flash her old titties by the window while Jamie snaps pictures for Teddy ( Teddy also says he's going to look at them alot ). By far the most ridiculous shit ever ! Another memorable scene is Jamie pushing a old crippled woman in a wheelchair into the giant pit, so god damn funny.
Things you will learn from this movie
Librarians are considered hot stuff.
Monsters eat chocolate.
When old people start the "back in my day" speech.....just kill them.
Convincing women to take off their tops is easy.
Teddy bears are perverts.
No one can see giant gaping holes in the ground.
Its hard to tell the difference between green and yellow.
Picking flowers for a girl should make her automatically forgive you ( yeah right ).
Memorable quotes : "How old is your boyfriend ?" * Stares crazy eyed at Sandys chest *
"Eight teenagers are trapped after hours in a high tech shopping mall and pursued by three murderous security robots out of control."
There was a time in the mid 80's where you can take the simple formula of throwing a group of horny teenagers, put them in the right place ( of course at the wrong time )throw in a escaped maniac or undead killer and you got yourself a average horror film. But what I like about Chopping Mall is that it somewhat twists the formula a little bit without going too much over the top. What if we threw them in a shopping mall ( haven't seen many of those since Dawn Of The Dead ) and instead of a basic killer with a ghostly back story or little ghoul monsters, we'll throw in some high-tech security robots ( equipped with lasers, explosive devices, and tasers ) and let them go haywire ? Needless to say. It worked.
The killbots
Chopping Mall starts off quite quickly, with no bullshit. It also boasts quite a title theme during the opening credits, it has a synth type feel and totally up the alley for 80's horror theme fans. Our robots are introduced as the new security officers for the mall to deter thieves from breaking in. On the first night of their "job", a freak electrical surge causes their systems to malfunction and things from then on get deadly. Unsuspectingly a group of teenagers plan to unleash their hormones and stay the night in the now lock down mall.
Our group of teens is pretty much 80's galore. Super lame-o 80's dudes ( these guys are considered cool or dreamboats ?! Women in the 80's were all fucked in the head ), we also have the nerd, the overly dumb meat head jock and of course the babe girlfriends. There's a few familiar faces you may recognize in the group for you die hard fans like myself. One is the lovely Barbara Crampton ( Re-Animator, From Beyond, Castle Freak ), the other being Kelli Maroney ( Night Of The Comet ).
Barbara Crampton about to taste death
There's also a slew of cameos of other recognizable faces throughout the film, including Mary Woronov ( Terrorvision, Night Of The Comet ), Paul Bartel ( Gremlins 2, Killer Party ), Dick Miller ( Night Of The Creeps, Demon Night, Gremlins ), Gerrit Graham ( Childs Play 2, Terrorvision ).
Right before the infamous head explosion
Basically from here on, the couples "get it on", which we all know is a big no-no if you want to survive a horror movie ! So if you ever find yourself in this situation, try to keep your pants on. Upon exploring the mall, they group runs head on into the now killer robots who then start their bloody rampage. The rest of the film is basically our group attempting to fight back by orchestrating plans using the resources in the mall to fight back the KillBots while the body count rises.
Fried douchebag
This film puts a smile on my face, it has a honest and fun cheesy feel to it. I would say its up there with the great 80's horror films of the era. But it didn't have much success during its initial run, it was first released under the title KillBots, and the producers felt the title may have disinterested audiences by thinking it was more like a Transformers type film instead of a violent horror film. It was then decided to change the title to re-release under the now classic title Chopping Mall. What else do you think it could be with a title like that ? Luckily it gained a huge cult status over the years, and rightfully so. Its chock full of cheesy humor and 50's sci-fi references ( hence the KillBots ). The acting is campy, but it fits right because its supposed to be campy ! The plot moves at a pretty decent pace, so its never boring. All the characters are dispensable but entertaining to watch. A great solid way to burn up a hour and a half. You have to see Chopping Mall, trust me, its worth the watch.
Gore : 2/5- There is some memorable death scenes in this one, burned to death, throats slashed, decapitation, electric shock, and one super cool head explosion scene. Could of been more though.
Gratuitous Nudity : 2/5 - This one does have some skin action, we get a few nice ones for the boobie lovers, one scene from Barbara Crampton herself as well.
Alternate poster art
Death Count : 8+
Special FX : 2/5 - Not to much happening here, while the head explosion was probably the best effect in the film, there isn't much else that surpasses it, the robots are pretty basic as well ( what the fuck do you expect, its robots ! ).
Things to look for : In the pizza parlor there's several theater posters of other B- horror movies adorning the walls. Such as Slumber Party Massacre, Forbidden World and many others. In another scene a character tells one of the robots "Klaatu verata nicktu" which is a phrase used in the 1951 film The Day The Earth Stood Still and in Army Of Darkness.
Things you will learn from this movie
Showgirls just randomly walk around malls.
Robots are really polite after they kill you.
Paint is explosive.
Certain robots have unsettling "ethnic qualities".
Telling your woman she smells like pepperoni will turn her on.
Pizza shop chefs are always stereotypical italians.
All security guards do is look at nudie magazines.
Memorable quotes : "Lets send those fuckers a rambo-gram"
"Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride."
You know....sometimes you can get lost watching a movie from not paying attention, you lose the basic plot. But when you watch the entire movie.....and are lost literally through the entire thing....theres a big problem. That seems to be the problem with this particular film. Its a incoherent jumbled mess......but somehow its very entertaining. The special FX are top notch, even if the plot fails, the monsters and gore make up for it. Lets see if I can piece together a summary of what happens in this golden turd.
"Welcome Friends"
Our title credits seem to be pretty promising, has the whole creepy music and halloween/spookhouse type feel. I guess thats kinda cool. We get a shot of a old mansion in the middle of a cemetery thats also in a large forest, this is our set up for our "horror show" tonight. We are introduced to our main antagonist, Kreon, the sorcerer/wizard/what ever the hell he is, speaking sweet nothings to his comatose bride about how many souls he must sacrifice to bring her to life so they can be eternally happy together forever....blah blah. Apparently he has fetish for women in coffins or something, Kreon is into some kinky shit.
The sleeping beauty
Now this I can follow, and I guess this is our underlying story here. As the film progresses we meet a few characters that actually have nothing to do with the main story, one including a kid who ran away from home and some creepy guy that seems like a rapist. But they are short lived, only to get killed by one of Kreon's many monsters, ( a cat guy with a hook hand and cowboy spur boots....how scary ). But the fun doesn't stop yet. A group of rag tag people who just got thrown out from a party ( one of them is a stereotypical bad dude named Duke, dressed in leather duds ) stumble across Kreon's mansion and decide to continue the party.
The unsuspecting group
Upon futher inspection of the house they come across a ouija board, when one of the characters plays with the board, she immediately becomes possessed by Kreon and transforms into a ripoff of Evil Dead and attacks everyone. When the unsuspecting fools try to escape the mansion, they find the mansion is now surrounded by zombies and surprise, they are trapped.
Possessed, Evil dead ?
Well from here its pretty apparent what happens, all of our characters disperse into the mansion where they run into Kreon's monsters. We get some very interesting creatures throughout this movie and this is where the special FX really takes off. Our bag -o-ghouls include farting muck men....yes......FARTING muck men, which is by far the most hilarious part in the entire movie, reptile like imps ( total Ghoulies rip off ) and a giant spider woman just to name a few.
Bloodsucking Imp
It all winds down to the bride who awakens from her eternal slumber and refuses Kreon's advances to be with her. When she attempts to escape his clutches, she is attacked by a giant zombie horde that rip most of her clothes off ( cool ! ). This chase scene seems to drag on fucking FOREVER too. I don't know what the hell they were thinking. At the end of the film Kreon gives us the final "scare" by popping out of a crypt waving his arms around like a retard and laughing hysterically.
What kind of ending is this ?!
So what is it with this movie ? Does it make sense ? Not at all. At least it had super awesome FX behind it. Or else this would have been one ice cold turkey. This movie actually suffered a bad plot fate and incoherent story line because it had several different directors, and from what I hear left the set and quit the film one after another. I guess that explains everything. It just seems they tried putting as much creatures as they can pack into one movie and forgot all about the plot. This movie can really lose you, the film jumps to useless characters and its just mass chaos all about. But like I said, its worth a watch, especially for fans of cheesy 80's horror.
You can find Spookies on VHS format since it has not been officially released to DVD, or you can buy it off a online bootleg website.
Foreign VHS artwork
Gore : 3/5 - The victims deaths were pretty neat, we see a guy get sucked dry, a chick melted, its decent.
Gratuitous Nudity : 0/5 - Nothing at all ! BOOOO. And to think, the chick with the biggest rack doesnt whip em out. What a tease.
Death Count : 8 +
Special FX : 5/5 - The monsters were amazing. Super cool creatures and zombies.
Things you will learn from this movie
Following strange asian women into the darkness is never a good idea.
Grim reapers explode.
Monsters are really gassy.
Its always a good time to get laid, even when there's monsters all about.
Cat men wear fashionable clothes and boots.
Zombies just want their mommy.
Memorable quotes : " Uhhh look at me I'm Duke the horny ghost"
For as long as I can remember ive been infactuated with horror films, since a young child starting my interest/obsession walking through the local video stores that once occupied my area long ago. Looking and admiring all the VHS in the horror section that decorated the shelves, with the eye popping artwork gracing the covers, giving it a promise of a great scare and even better time.
I knew I found a new love.
Now, many years later, my interest in the genre flourished into collecting every horror film I could and as much memorabilia as I could handle. Clearing out all the local video stores, my collection accumulated to well over 2,000 films and still counting. I think its safe to say my interest is here to stay.
Seeing as I had so many films, I decided it would be fun to write reviews on the ones that were long forgotten or have yet to be seen. There's tons of great undiscovered gems just waiting to be uncovered and find a audience, hundreds of terrible turkeys that deserve recognition just for being so goddamn bad that they're great, and of course the big time greats that everyone knows and loves.
