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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Chupa (2000)

CHUPA

WRITERS: Story by Tom Hoover and Meghan Johnson Hoover

Original Screenplay by Tom Hoover

Additional Material by Meghan Johnson Hoover

DIRECTOR: Tom Hoover

STARRING: Peter Ferry as Captain Roger Lawrence

Jim Lee Johnson as Dr. Simon Westlake

Mary Mahoney as Dr. Samantha Enright

Russell Kunz as Seth Corralis

Dan Sekanic as Skip Stefani

Tiffany Sandels as Angela Beach

Conor McGarvey as Private Andrew Johansen

Henry C. Bishop as Agent Frank Roundtree

Jo McGarvey as Dr. Laura Coats

Jeffrey Lyn Hall as Gabriel Sinclair

QUICK CUT: A group of people take to the woods to do everything they can to find a rare wild animal.

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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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Critters (1986)

CRITTERS

WRITERS: Story by Dominic Muir
    Screenplay by Dominic Muir and Stephen Herek

DIRECTOR: Stephen Herek

STARRING: Dee Wallace Stone as Helen Brown
    M. Emmet Walsh as Harv
    Billy Green Bush as Jay Brown
    Scott Grimes as Brad Brown
    Nadine Van Der Velde as April Brown
    Don Opper as Charlie McFadden
    Terrence Mann as Johnny Steele

QUICK CUT: An infestation of an intrusive species leads to problems on a local farm.

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Mutilations (1986)

MUTILATIONS

WRITER: Lawrence Thomas

DIRECTOR: Lawrence Thomas

STARRING: Al Baker as Prof. Jim McFarland
    Katherine Hutson as Ann Bennett
    Shelly Creel as Libby Jones
    Bull Buckner as Buck Jenson
    Harvey Shell as Charley Hill
    John Bliss as Oliver Matson

QUICK CUT: A group of students head on a field trip to learn some local history from farmers, and come back changed.

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Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments (1995)

PHOBE: THE XENOPHOBIC EXPERIMENTS

WRITER: Story & Screenplay by Erica Benedikty

DIRECTOR: Erica Benedikty

STARRING: John Rubick as Sgt. Gregory Dapp
    Tina Dumoulin as Jennifer
    Lyon Tenbroeck as Rob
    Merv Wrighton as Phobe

QUICK CUT: A new man comes to Toronto in search of an old associate, and along the way he makes some friends and finds some eggs.

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The Galaxy Invader (1985)

THE GALAXY INVADER

WRITER: Don Dohler

DIRECTOR: Don Dohler

STARRING: Richard Ruxton as Joe Montague
    Faye Tilles as Carol Montague
    George Stover as JJ Montague
    Greg Dohler as David Harmon
    Anne Frith as Ethel Montague
    Richard Dyszel as Dr. William Tracy
    Kim Dohler as Annie Montague
    Theresa Harold as Vickie Johnson
    Don Leifert as Frank Custer
    Glenn Barnes as the Alien

QUICK CUT: An alien comes to Earth and befriends the children of a local family, but is soon hunted by the locals because of what he is.

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Beasties (1991)

BEASTIES

WRITER: Steven Contreras

DIRECTOR: Steven Contreras

STARRING: Eric C. Bushman as Nelson
    Denise Mora as Laura
    Eric Delabarre as Hammerhead
    Janine Miskulin as Sara

QUICK CUT: Some college kids head off for a night on the town, and end up running afoul of the local gang, when they're not pondering the meaning of time and the universe.

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The Deadly Spawn (1983)

THE DEADLY SPAWN

WRITER: Screenplay by Douglas McKeown
    From a Story by Ted A. Bohus, John Dods, and Douglas McKeown

DIRECTOR: Douglas McKeown

STARRING: Charles Hildebrandt as Charles
    Tom De Fracno as Pete
    Richard Lee Porter as Frankie
    Jean Tafler as Ellen
    Karen Tighe as Kathy

QUICK CUT: A strange mass falls from the stars in a rural part of the country, and the locals have to deal with a basement gobbling up everyone.  Oh, and also, there's a vegetarian luncheon.

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Warning from Space (1956)

WARNING FROM SPACE

WRITER: Screenplay by Hideo Oguni

DIRECTOR: Koji Shima

STARRING: Keizo Kawasaki as Toru
    Toyomi Karita as Hikari Aozora/Ginko
    Shozo Nanbu as Dr. Isobe
    Bontaro Miake as Dr. Komura
    Mieko Nagai as Taeko

QUICK CUT: Starfish aliens come to Earth for mysterious reasons, cause a panic in Tokyo, and decide to turn one of their own into a clone of a popular dancer to communicate with scientists with less screaming and terror.  Oh, and also, there's a planet about to crash into us.

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