Triskaidekafiles

Triskaidekafiles is a love letter to cheesy cinema from the 80s and 90s, with the occasional dip into other eras.  if you're a fan of MST3K, Elvira, Joe Bob Briggs, or just bad horror movies in general, Trisk is the place for you.

Scalps (1983)

SCALPS

WRITER: Screenplay by Fred Olen Ray
    Story by T.L.Lankford, John Ray, Fred Olen Ray

DIRECTOR: Fred Olen Ray

STARRING: Kirk Alyn as Professor Machen
    Jo Ann Robinson as DJ
    Richard Hench as Randy/Black Claw
    Roger Maycock as Kershaw Ellerbe
    Barbara Magnusson as Ellen Corman
    Frank McDonald as Ben Murphy
    Carol Sue Flockhart as Louise Landon
    George Randall as Billy Ironwing
    Forrest J. Ackerman as Professor Trentwood

QUICK CUT: A group of students hike up into the middle of nowhere, and dig up some rocks.  A former owner of the property they're digging around on takes issue with their invasion.

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Doctor Mordrid (1992)

DOCTOR MORDRID

WRITER: Screenplay by C. Courtney Joyner

DIRECTORS: Albert Band and Charles Band

STARRING: Jeffrey Combs as Doctor Anton Mordrid
    Yvette Nipar as Samantha Hunt
    Jay Acovone as Tony Gaudio
    Keith Coulouris as Adrian
    Ritch Brinkley as Gunner
    Brian Thompson as Kabal

QUICK CUT: Can't wait for Doctor Strange this weekend?  Then you should sit back and watch Doctor Mordrid in the meantime.

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The Crow (1994)

THE CROW

WRITERS: Screenplay by David J. Schow and John Shirley

DIRECTOR: Alex Proyas

STARRING: Brandon Lee as Eric
    Ernie Hudson as Albrecht
    Michael Wincott as Top Dollar
    David Patrick Kelly as T-Bird
    Angel David as Skank
    Rochelle Davis as Sarah
    Bai Ling as Myca
    Lawrence Mason as Tin Tin
    Michael Massee as Funboy
    Marco Rodriguez as Torres
    Sofia Shinas as Shelly
    Tony Todd as Grange
    Jon Polito as Gideon

QUICK CUT: A year after they witness a horrible murder on their turf, a group of gangbangers are hunted down when the dead man returns from the dead to seek his revenge

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Mandroid (1993)

MANDROID

WRITER: Earl Kenton and Jackson Barr

DIRECTOR: Jack Ersgard

STARRING: Brian Cousins as Wade
    Jane Caldwell as Zanna
    Michael Dellafemina as Benjamin
    Curt Lowens as Drago
    Patrick Ersgard as Joe
    Robert Symonds as Karl Zimmer

QUICK CUT: A group of scientists try to better the world with their inventions, while another scientist tries to steal them for his own purposes.

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Psychic Killer (1975)

PSYCHIC KILLER

WRITERS: Greydon Clark, Mikel Angel, Raymond Danton

DIRECTOR: Raymond Danton

STARRING: Paul Burke as Lieutenant Morgan
    Jim Hutton as Arnold Masters
    Julie Adams as Doctor Scott
    Nehemiah Persoff as Doctor Gubner
    Aldo Ray as Lieutenant Anderson
    Rod Cameron as Doctor Commanger
    Whit Bissell as Doctor Taylor
    Mary Wilcox as Nurse Burnson
    Joseph Della Sorte as H.B. Sanders
    Greydon Clark as Sergeant Sowash
    Stack Pierce as Emilio
 

QUICK CUT: A man wrongfully accused of killing a doctor is finally found innocent, and thanks to his massive brain, he handles his release very well and visits all the people who helped put him in jail.

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH

WRITER: Tommy Lee Wallace

DIRECTOR: Tommy Lee Wallace

STARRING: Tom Atkins as Daniel Challis
    Stacey Nelkin as Ellie Grimbridge
    Dan O'Herlihy as Conal Cochran

QUICK CUT: The story of a loving toy maker who has created the best selling Halloween masks of all time, and is selling them to the kids of the nation!

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The Death Wheelers (1973)

THE DEATH WHEELERS

WRITER: Screenplay by Arnaud D'usseau and Julian Halevy

DIRECTOR: Don Sharp

STARRING: George Sanders as Shadwell
    Beryl Reid as Mrs. Latham
    Nicky Henson as Tom
    Mary Larkin as Abby
    Roy Holder as Bertram
    Robert Hardy as Chief Inspecter Hesseltine
    Denis Gilmore as Hatchet
    Ann Michelle as Jane
    Miles Greenwood as Chopped Meat
    Peter Whitting as Gash

QUICK CUT: A group of friends bond together as a biker gang in England in the 70s, fighting against culture, society, and expecations.

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Grave of the Vampire (1972)

GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE

WRITER: Screenplay by David Chase
    Screen treatment by John Hayes

DIRECTOR: John Hayes

STARRING: William Smith as James Eastman
    Michael Pataki as Caleb Croft
    Lyn Peters as Anne Arthur
    Diane Holden as Anita Jacoby
    Lieux Dressler as Olga
    Eric Mason as Lieutenant Panzer
    Jay Scott as Paul
    Margaret Fairchild as Miss Fenwick
    Carmen Argenziano as Sam
    Abbi Henderson as Carol Moskowitz
    Kitty Vallacher as The Unwilling Mother

QUICK CUT: A young man spends most of his life searching for his long lost father, only to discover he is not the man he expected him to be.

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Jennifer (1978)

JENNIFER

WRITER: Screenplay by Kay Cousins Johnson
    Story by Steve Krantz

DIRECTOR: Brice Mack

STARRING: Lisa Pelikan as Jennifer Baylor
    Bert Convy as Jeff Reed
    Nina Foch as Mrs. Calley
    Amy Johnston as Sandra Tremayne
    John Gavin as Senator Tremayne
    Jeff Corey as Luke Baylor
    Louise Hoven as Jane Delano
    Ray Underwood as Dayton Powell

QUICK CUT: A young girl going to an exclusive private school on a scholarship becomes the target of bullies.  How shall they work out their differences??

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Asylum (1972)

ASYLUM

WRITER: Robert Bloch

DIRECTOR: Roy Ward Baker

STARRING: Peter Cushing as Smith
    Britt Ekland as Lucy
    Herbert Lom as Byron
    Patrick Magee as Dr. Rutherford
    Barry Morse as Bruno
    Barbara Parkins as Bonnie
    Robert Powell as Dr. Martin
    Charlotte Rampling as Barbara
    Sylvia Sims as Ruth
    Richard Todd as Walter
    James Villiers as George
    Geoffrey Bayldon as Max
    Ann Firbank as Anna
    Megs Jenkins as Miss Higgins
    John Franklyn-Robbins as Stebbins

QUICK CUT: A young doctor in search of a job comes upon an asylum, and in order to get the job, he must interview the patients!

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The Mutilator (1984)

THE MUTILATOR

WRITER: Buddy Cooper

DIRECTOR: Buddy Cooper

STARRING: Matt Mitler as Ed Jr.
    Ruth Martinez as Pam
    Bill Hitchcock as Ralph
    Connie Rogers as Sue
    Frances Raines as Linda
    Morey Lampley as Mike
    Jack Chatham as Big Ed
    Ben Moore as Cop

QUICK CUT: A group of college kids head out to Ed's beach condo to help close it down, and celebrate the end of summer, and end up meeting his dad!

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Madman (1982)

MADMAN

WRITERS: Screenplay by Joe Giannone
    Story by Joe Giannone and Gary Sales

DIRECTOR: Joe Giannone

STARRING: Alexis Dubin as Betsy
    Tony Fish as TP
    Harriet Bass as Stacy
    Seth Jones as Dave
    Jan Claire as Ellie
    Alex Murphy as Bill
    Jimmy Steele as Richie
    Carl Fredericks as Max
    Michael Sullivan as Dippy
    Paul Ehlers as Madman Marz

QUICK CUT: As a camp for gifted students closes for the fall, they meet a local farmer with an axe to grind.

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Cheerleader Camp (1988)

CHEERLEADER CAMP

WRITERS: Story and screenplay by David Lee Fein, R.L O'Keefe

DIRECTOR: John Quinn

STARRING: Betsy Russell as Alison Wentworth
    Leif Garrett as Brent Hoover
    Lucinda Dickey as Cory Foster
    Lorie Griffin as Bonnie Reed
    Buck Flower as Pop
    Travis McKenna as Timmy Moser
    Teri Weigel as Pam Bentley
    Rebecca Ferratti as Theresa Salazar
    Vickie Benson as Miss Tipton

QUICK CUT: A group of cheerleaders head off into the woods for a nice, friendly competition, but some girls are just dying to be the winner.

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Sleepaway Camp (1983)

SLEEPAWAY CAMP

WRITER: Robert Hiltzik

DIRECTOR: Robert Hiltzik

STARRING: Mike Kellin as Mel
    Katherine Kamhi as Meg
    Paul DeAngelo as Ronnie
    Jonathan Tierston as Ricky
    Felissa Rose as Angela
    Karen Fields as Judy
    Christopher Collet as Paul
    Desiree Gould as Aunt Martha
    Owen Hughes as Artie
    Robert Earl Jones as Ben

QUICK CUT: A nice refreshing trip to summer camp, where boys can be boys, girls can be girls, first loves are made, and secrets are shared!

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Camp Fear

CAMP FEAR

WRITER: Thom Keith

DIRECTOR: Thom Keith

STARRING: Vincent Van Patten as Professor Hamilton
    Betsy Russell as Jamie
    Nels Van Patten as Speedy
    Peggy Sands as Tiffany
    David Homb as Bill
    Mindy Myer as Melissa
    Mike Diamant as Frog
    Mark Twogood as Gas Jockey
    Buck Flowers as Wino
    Tiny Ron as The Druid

QUICK CUT: A group of college students head up into the mountains for an archaeological dig, and uncover an ancient site of druid rituals!

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Trisk's 200th Review

What is the 200th movie being reviewed for Triskaidekafiles?  It is part a series that has Cursed my very existence since this website began.  It got so bad that it felt like it was personally seeking Revenge upon me.  I stepped away from the series for awhile, but now it is time to go Retro with Trisk #200.  This, this shall be my Legacy.

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Just Before Dawn (1981)

JUST BEFORE DAWN

WRITERS: Screenplay by Mark Arywitz & Gregg Irving
    Based on a story by Joseph Middleton

DIRECTOR: Jeff Lieberman

STARRING: Chris Lemmon as Jonathan
    Gregg Henry as Warren
    Deborah Benson as Constance
    Ralph Seymour as Daniel
    Mike Kellin as Ty
    George Kennedy as Roy
    Jamie Rose as Megan
    Kati Powell as Merry Cat
    Charles Bartlett as Vachel
    John Hunsaker as Mountain Twins

QUICK CUT: It's just another friendly adventure of a group of friends traveling into the woods to check out some land Warren inherited, and along the way they meet a friendly hunter, and their neighbours!

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Don't Go in the Woods (1981)

DON'T GO IN THE WOODS

WRITER: Original story and screenplay by Garth Eliassen

DIRECTOR: James Bryan

STARRING: Jack McClelland as Peter
    Mary Gail Artz as Ingrid
    James P. Hayden as Craig
    Ken Carter as Sheriff
    Larry Roupe as Store Owner
    Angie Brown as Joanne
    David Barth as Deputy Benson
    Tom Drury as Maniac

QUICK CUT: A group of friends wander on a nature hike and camping trip, and meet a strange hermit who would love to just be left alone.

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Graduation Day (1981)

GRADUATION DAY

WRITERS: Written by Anne Marisse and Herb Freed
    Story by David Baughn

DIRECTOR: Herb Freed

STARRING: Christopher George as Coach Michaels
    Patch Mackenzie as Anne Ramstead
    E.J. Peaker as Blondie
    E. Danny Murphy as Kevin
    Michael Pataki as Guglione
    Richard Balin as Roberts
    Carmine Argenziano as Halliday
    Virgil Frye as MacGregor
    Beverly Dixon as Elaine Ramstead
    Hal Bokar as Ronald Corliss
    Linnea Quigley as Dolores
    Denise Cheshire as Sally
    Billy Hufsey as Tony
    Tom Hintaus as Pete
    Carl Rey as Ralph
    Karen Abbott as Joanne
    Vanna White as Doris

QUICK CUT: A Navy ensign returns to her childhood home to celebrate her sister's graduation, and the impending wedding with her high school sweetheart.

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