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.

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SubSpecies (1991)

SUBSPECIES

WRITERS: Screenplay by Jackson Barr and David Pabian

DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolaou

STARRING: Michael Watson as Stefan

Laura Tate as Michelle

Anders Hove as Radu

Michelle McBride as Lillian

Irinia Movila as Mara

Ivan J. Rado as Karl

Angus Scrimm as The King

QUICK CUT: A trio of college students travel through the Transylvanian countryside to experience the culture and people of the land.

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Dead & Rotting (2002)

DEAD & ROTTINGWRITERS: Story by David P. Barton

Written by Douglas Snauffer and David P. Barton

DIRECTOR: David P. Barton

STARRING: Stephen O'Mahoney as Hollis

Tom Hoover as J.B.

Debbie Rochon as Young Abi

Trent Haaga as Eric

Jeff Dylan Graham as Asher

Barbara Katz-Norrod as Abigail

QUICK CUT: Three friends prank the wrong person, and learn a very important lesson.

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Stitches (2001)

STITCHES

WRITER: Benjamin Carr

DIRECTOR: Neal Marshall Stevens

STARRING: Elizabeth Ince as Mrs. Albright

Debra Mayer as Ellen Delaney

Lindy Bryant as Mrs. Grove

Robert Donavan as Sam Gray

Alex Peabody as Robert Delaney

Kaycee Shank as Miss Lester

Maggie Rose Fleck as Kathryn

Marc Newburger as Will Reynolds

QUICK CUT: The devil goes down to a bed and breakfast for a quiet weekend of collecting souls in the country.

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Netherworld (1992)

NETHERWORLD

WRITERS: Story by Billy Chicago and Charles Band Screenplay by Billy Chicago

DIRECTOR: David Schmoeller

STARRING: Michael Bendetti as Corey Thornton Denise Gentile as Delores Anjenette Comer as Mrs. Palmer Holly Floria as Diane Palmer Robert Sampson as Noah Thornton Alex Datcher as Mary Magdalene Robert Burr as Beauregard Yates, Esq.

QUICK CUT: A young man travels to Louisiana to inherit his father’s estate, and while there he learns more about and reconnects, with the father he never knew.

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Seedpeople (1992)

SEEDPEOPLE

WRITERS: Screenplay by Jackson Barr
Based on an original idea by Charles Band

DIRECTOR: Peter Manoogian

STARRING: Sam Hennings as Tom Baines
Andrea Roth as Heidi Tucker
Dane Witherspoon as Brad Yates
Holly Fields as Kim Tucker
Anne Betancourt as Mrs. Santiago
John Mooney as Frank Tucker
Charles Bouvier as Thurman Rudd
Bernard Kates as Doc Roller

QUICK CUT: A scientist returns to his home town to discover the true meaning of love, guided by the stars.

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Witchouse (1999)

WITCHOUSE

WRITERS: Original story by Charles Band

Written by Matthew Jason Walsh

DIRECTOR: Jack Reed

STARRING: Matt Raftery as Jack

Monica Serene Garnich as Jennifer

Brooke Mueller as Janet

Ashley McKinney as Elizabeth

Dave Oren Ward as Tony

Marissa Tait as Maria

Dane Northcutt as Scott

Kimberly Pullis as Margaret

Jason Faunt as Bob

Ryan Scott Greene as Brad

Ariauna Albright as Lilith

QUICK CUT: A group of friends gather for a <del>Halloween</del> party hosted by an old friend of theres, and things go horribly wrong as secrets come out.

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Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys (2004)

PUPPET MASTER VS. DEMONIC TOYS

WRITER: Courtney Joyner

DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolaou

STARRING: Corey Feldman as Robert Toulon

Vanessa Angel as Erica Sharpe

Danielle Keaton as Alex Toulon

Silvia Suvadova as Jessica Russell

QUICK CUT: A toy company seeks to stop a small time rival before their power grows too strong.

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Shadowzone (1990)

SHADOWZONE

WRITER: J.S. Cardone

DIRECTOR: J.S. Cardone

STARRING: David Beecroft as Captain Hickock
    James Hong as Van Fleet
    Shawn Weatherly as Kidwell
    Miguel Nunez as Wiley    
    Lu Leonard as Cutter
    Frederick Flynn as Shivers
    Louise Fletcher as Dr. Erhart

QUICK CUT: A team in an isolated base are beset upon by a shapechanging creature not of this Earth.

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Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight (1993)

INVISIBLE: THE CHRONICLES OF BENJAMIN KNIGHT

WRITER: Earl Kenton

DIRECTOR: Jack Ersgard

STARRING: Brian Cousins as Wade
    Jennifer Nash as Zanna
    Michael Dellafemina as Benjamin
    Curt Lowens as Drago
    David Kaufman as Ryder

QUICK CUT: A man has trouble being seen during work conflicts, and eventually lets someone else do all the work.

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The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

WRITER: Screenplay by Denis Paoli

DIRECTOR: Stuart Gordon

STARRING: Lance Henriksen as Torquemada
    Rona de Ricci as Maria
    Jonathan Fuller as Antonio
    Frances Bay as Esmerelda
    Mark Margolis as Mendoza
    Jeffrey Combs as Francisco
    Stephen Lee as Gomez
    Oliver Reed as The Cardinal

QUICK CUT: In 15th century Spain, amidst the Inquisition, a man and woman struggle to stay together, even though their love goes against the wishes of the church.

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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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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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Crash and Burn (1990)

CRASH AND BURN

WRITER: Screenplay by J.S. Cardone

DIRECTOR: Charles Band

STARRING: Paul Ganus as Tyson Keen
    Megan Ward as Arren
    Bill Moseley as Quinn
    Eva Larue as Parice
    Jack McGee as Winston Wickett
    Elizabeth MacLellan as Sandra
    Katherine Armstrong as Christie
    Ralph Waite as Lathan Hooks

QUICK CUT: A group of people band together to weather out a storm and make some television, while playing with robot toys.

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The Creeps (1997)

THE CREEPS

WRITER: Benjamin Carr

DIRECTOR: Charles Band

STARRING: Rhonda Griffin as Anna Quarrels
    Justin Lauer as David Raleigh
    Bill Moynihan as Winston Berber
    Kristin Norton as Miss Christina
    Jon Simanton as Wolfman
    Joe Smith as Mummy
    Thomas Wellington as Frankenstein's Monster
    Phil Fondacaro as Dracula

QUICK CUT: The classic monsters of our nightmares have been brought to life!  Dracula!  Frankenstein's Monster!  The Mummy!  The Wolfman!!  Our only hope at stopping them is a librarian and a private eye slash DVD store clerk!  Oh, and also, the monsters have been brought to life at one third their actual size.  ...Oi.

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Killjoy 2

KILLJOY 2 (2002)

WRITER:  Douglass Snauffer
    Tammi Sutton

DIRECTOR: Tammi Sutton

STARRING: Charles Austin as Nic
    Olimpia Fernandez as Charlotte
    Debbie Rochon as Denise Martinez
    Logan Alexander as Harris Redding
    Jermaine Cheeseborough as Eddie
    Nicole Pulliam as Ce-Ce
    Rhonda Claerbaut as Kadja
    Choice Skinner as Ray Ray
    Trent Haaga as Killjoy

QUICK CUT: The clown prince of Hell is back, eventually, to kill more people, and this time he's doing it in the middle of the woods.

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Totem (1999)

TOTEM

WRITERS: Original story by Charles Band
    Written by Benjamin Carr

DIRECTOR: Martin Tate

STARRING: Jason Faunt as Paul
    Marissa Tait as Alma
    Eric W. Edwards as Len
    Tyler Anderson as Robert
    Sacha Spencer as Roz
    Alicia Lagano as Tina

QUICK CUT: A group of people find themselves at a mysterious cabin in the woods, trapped by a mysterious forcefield, and mysteriously forced to mysteriously kill each other for mysterious reasons and in a mysterious order.  Oh, and also, mysteriously enough, this is not the movie you're thinking of.

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Blood Dolls (1999)

BLOOD DOLLS

WRITER: Charles Band

DIRECTOR: Charles Band

STARRING:

Jack Maturin as Virgil Travis
    Debra Mayer as Moira Yulin
    William Paul Burns as Mascaro
    Warren Draper as Harrison Yulin
    Nicholas Worth as George Warbeck
    Jodie Coady as Mercy Shaw
    Phil Fondacaro as Hylas
    Naomi McClure as Cindy Agami
    Jason Pace as Howard Loftus
    Venesa Talor as Cotton Baby
    Yvette Lera as Razor Baby
    Persia White as Black Baby

QUICK CUT: After a failed attempt at ruining reclusive and eccentric businessman Virgil Travis, the man takes it upon himself to seek revenge.  With living, killer dolls.  As one does.

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Bad Channels (1992)

BAD CHANNELS

WRITER: Screenplay by Jackson Barr

DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolaou

STARRING: Paul Hipp as Dan O'Dare
    Martha Quinn as Lisa Cummings
    Aaron Lustig as Vernon Locknut
    Michael Huddleston as Corky
    Victor Rogers as Sheriff Earl Hickman
    Charlie Spradling as Cookie
    Melissa Behr as Nurse Ginger
    Daryl Strauss as Bunny
    Roumel Reaux as Flip Humble

QUICK CUT: A local radio station is upgrading to a nationwide broadcast over station 66, on the same night that it just so happens to be overtaken by an alien looking to abduct a couple girls.  Hey, it happens!

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Talisman (1998)

TALISMAN

WRITER: Benjamin Carr

DIRECTOR: David DeCoteau as Victoria Sloan

STARRING: Billy Parish as Elias
    Walter Jones as Jacob
    Jason Adelman as Burke
    Ilinca Goia as Lilia

QUICK CUT: Just an averag boarding school for boys in the middle of nowhere Europe, until it is suddenly besieged by some dude with glowing eyes ripping out hearts.  Well, that's one way to ruin your test scores.

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Robot Wars (1993)

ROBOT WARS

WRITERS: Based on an original idea by Charles Band
    Screenplay by Jackson Barr

DIRECTOR: Albert Band

STARRING: Don Michael Paul as Drake
    Barbara Crampton as Leda
    James Staley as Stumpy
    Lisa Rinna as Annie
    Danny Kamekona as Wa-Lee
    Yuji Okumoto as Chou-Sing
    Peter Haskell as Rooney

QUICK CUT: In another future that is vaguely similar to Robot Jox, but NOT THE SAME AT ALL, the last remaining mega robot is all that stands between the North Hemi nation being taken over by the Centros and the Eastern Alliance.  Brace yourselves for a lot of futurey sounding locations!

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