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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Manhattan Baby (1972)

MANHATTAN BABY

WRITERS: Story and screenplay by Elisa Livia Briganti and Dardano Sacchetti

DIRECTOR: Lucio Fulci

STARRING: Christopher Connelly as Professor George Hacker
Martha Taylor as Emily Hacker
Brigitta Boccoli as Susie Hacker
Giovanni Frezza as Tommy Hacker
Cinzia de Ponti as Jamie Lee

QUICK CUT: A family recovers after a vacation to Egypt

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Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994)

BLOODLUST: SUBSPECIES III

WRITER: Ted Nicolaou

DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolaou

STARRING: Anders Hove as Radu
Denice Duff as Michelle
Kevin Blair as Mel
Melanie Shatner as Rebecca
Pamela Gordon as Mummy
Michael Dellafemina as Bob
Ion Haiduc as Lt. Marin

QUICK CUT: Radu brings his new girlfriend home to meet his mom, and it does not go well.

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Memorial Valley Massacre (1988)

MEMORIAL VALLEY MASSACRE

WRITER: Robert C. Hughes

DIRECTOR: Robert C. Hughes

STARRING: John Kerry as George Webster
Mark Mears as David Sangster
Lesa Lee as Cheryl
John Caso as Hermit
William Smith as General Mintz
Cameron Mitchell as Allen Sangster

QUICK CUT: A man is reunited with his son, but the reunion does not go well for anyone involved.

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Head Cheerleader Dead Cheerleader (2000)

HEAD CHEERLEADER DEAD CHEERLEADER

WRITER: Jeff Miller

DIRECTOR: Jeff Miller

STARRING: Tasha Biering as Heather Daniel Justin Roach as Danny Andre Walker as Chris Bobby Cerutti as Coach Cranford Bill Roberson as Sheriff Bookman Bob Carter as Joseph Hatterman Amy R. Swaim as Rose Amber Coker as Jezebel Beth Hunt as Violet Noelle Manuel as Molly Debbie Rochon as Coach Elaine Riley

QUICK CUT: School rivalries reach the breaking point as the big game approaches.

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Village of the Damned (1995)

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED

WRITER: Screenplay by Dan Himmelstein

DIRECTOR: John Carpenter

STARRING: Christopher Reeve as Alan Chaffee Kirstie Alley as Dr. Susan Verner Linda Kozlowski as Jill McGowan Michael Pare as Frank McGowan Mark Hamill as Reverend George Meredith Salenger as Melanie Roberts Peter Jason as Ben Blum Constance Forslund as Callie Blum Pippa Pearthree as Sarah Karen Kahn as Barbara Chaffee Thomas Dekker as David Lindsey Haun as Mara

QUICK CUT: A bunch of parents struggle to deal with their kids all coming of age at the same time.

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Revamped (2007)

REVAMPED

WRITERS: Screenplay by Jeff Rector and Tyger Torrez

DIRECTOR: Jeff Rector

STARRING: Jeff Rector as Richard Clark Christa Campbell as Lexa Martin Kove as Detective Reeger Fred Williamson as Captain Michaels Tane McClure as Lilith Victor Lundin as Professor Van Dyke Paul Michael Robinson as Detective Peters Alana Curry as Mary Sam J. Jones as Jake Hardcastle Carel Struycken as Mr. Vincent Billy Drago as Vladimus

QUICK CUT: After a messy breakup, Richard comes back to town and tries to reconnect with a town he no longer recognises.

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Destruction Kings (2005)

DESTRUCTION KINGS

WRITERS: Story by Chris Seaver and Lauren P. Seavage Based on an idea by Debbie Rochon

DIRECTOR: Chris Seaver

STARRING: Chris Seaver as Bonejack Casey Bowker as Teenape Ariauna Albright as Brandy Brad Austin as Dracula Jason McCall as Funkenstein Travis Indovina as Eddie Shawn Green as Steffon A.J. Stabone as Mowgli Noel Williams as Katie Brett Kelly as Milo Katie Lesnick as Marsha

QUICK CUT: Several groups of people come together and find common ground, when a trio of strangers enter the town of Bonejack Heights to cause trouble.

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Scared to Death (1980)

SCARED TO DEATH

WRITERS: Written by William Malone

Base on a story by Robert Short & William Malone

DIRECTOR: William Malone

STARRING: John Stinson as Ted Lonergan Diana Davidson as Jennifer Stanton Jonathan David Moses as Lou Capell Toni Jannotta as Sherry Carpenter Kermit Eller as The Syngenor Walker Edmiston as Chief Warren Pamela Bowman as Janie Richter

QUICK CUT: After a minor fender bender, Ted and Jennifer fall for each other, and she helps him rebuild his career as a detective.

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Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)

GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS

WRITER: Fredric Hobbs

DIRECTOR: Fredric Hobbs

STARRING: Christopher Brooks as Barnstable Stuart Lancaster as Charles Silverdale E. Kerrigan Prescott as Dr. Clemens Peggy Brown as Madame Alta Richard Marion as Eddie Karen Ingenthron as Mariposa Robert Hirschfeld as Sheriff Gordon Steven Kent Browne as Phillip Maldove

QUICK CUT: There’s trouble, we got big trouble,right here in Comstock City, trouble with a capital T, and that rhymes with G which stands for Godmonster.

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Mutation (2006)

MUTATION

WRITER: Brad Sykes

DIRECTOR: Brad Sykes

STARRING: Brian Schwartz as Detective Gorrick

Eddie Croft as K

Jessica Moon as Brooke

John-Damon Charles as Sean

Janelle Herrera as Pilar

Anita Maria Taylor as Rochelle

Lexi Karriker as Mavis

Alexandra Scarborough as Joey

Erin Holt as Janet

Jim Patneaude as Dr. Friedel

QUICK CUT: A group of girls have a rough time cleaning out an old building to shorten their parole community service sentence, but learn a lot about each other along the way.

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Slaughterhouse Rock (1987)

SLAUGHTERHOUSE ROCK

WRITERS: Story by Dimitri Logothetis

Written by Sandra Willard and Nora Goodman

Screenplay by Ted Landon

DIRECTOR: Dimitri Logothetis

STARRING: Nicholas Celozzi as Alex Gardner

Tom Reilly as Richard Gardner

Donna Denton as Carolyn Harding

Hope Marie Carlton as Krista Halpern

Tamara Hyler as Jan Squires

Steven Brian Smith as Jack

Ty Miller as Marty

Toni Basil as Sammy Mitchell

QUICK CUT: A student’s nightmares keep his roommates awake at all hours, causing their grades and lives to suffer from the lack of sleep anyone is getting.

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Alison's Birthday (1981)

ALISON’S BIRTHDAY

WRITER: Ian Coughlan

DIRECTOR: Ian Coughlan

STARRING: Joanne Samuel as Alison Findlay

Lou Brown as Peter Healey

Bunney Brooke as Jennifer Findlay

John Bluthal as Dean Findlay

Vincent Ball as Dr. Jeremy Lyall

QUICK CUT: A young girl returns home to see celebrate her birthday with her remaining family, and they do not approve of her new boyfriend.

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Urban Legend (1998)

URBAN LEGEND

WRITER: Silvio Horta

DIRECTOR: Jamie Blanks

STARRING: Jared Leto as Paul

Alicia Witt as Natalie

Rebecca Gayheart as Brenda

Joshua Jackson as Damon

Loretta Devine as Reese

Tara Reid as Sasha

Michael Rosenbaum as Parker

John Neville as Dean Adams

Robert Englund as Professor Wexler

QUICK CUT: College students reflect upon the past as the anniversary of a tragedy on campus looms.

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Santa Claws (1996)

SANTA CLAWS

WRITER: John A. Russo

DIRECTOR: John A. Russo

STARRING: Debbie Rochon as Raven Quinn

Grant Kramer as Wayne

John Mowod as Eric Quinn

Karl Hardman as Bruce Brunswick

Marilyn Eastman as Mrs. Quinn

Julie Wallace as Peggy Quinn

Savannah Calhoun as Savannah Quinn

Dawn Michelucci as Angela Quinn

QUICK CUT: Martial problems plague Raven and husband Eric, as they try and work through their problems, and the neighbour tries to get in good with Raven.

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Death Curse of Tartu (1966)

DEATH CURSE OF TARTU

WRITER: William Grefe

DIRECTOR: William Grefe

STARRING: Fred Pinero as Ed Tison

Babbette Sherrill as Julie Tison

Bill Marcus as Billy

Mayra Gomez as Cindy

Sherman Hayes as Johnny

Gary Holtz as Tommy

Maurice Stewart as Joann

Douglas Hobart as Tartu

Frank Weed as Sam Gunter

QUICK CUT: A group of teens throw a beach party, and all the noise from their dancing and music bothers their nearby neighbour, who takes matters into his own hands.

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