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.
DEATH MACHINE
WRITER: Steven Norrington
DIRECTOR: Steven Norrington
STARRING: Brad Dourif as Jack Dante
Ely Pouget as Hayden Cale
QUICK CUT: An overgrown manchild leaves his toys all over the place, getting in everyone’s way.
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PRIMAL SCREAM
WRITER: William Murray
DIRECTOR: William Murray
STARRING: Kenneth J. McGreggor as Corby McHale
Sharon Mason as Lt. Samantha Keller
Julie Miller as Caitlin Foster
John Maurice as Captain Frank Gitto
Joseph White as Nicky Fingers
QUICK CUT: Things heat up for Detective Corby McHale as he gets drawn into a galactic conspiracy that he needs to find his way out of before his life goes up in smoke
Read MoreHYPER SPACE
WRITERS: Story by David Huey
Screenplay by Richard Dominguez
DIRECTOR: David Huey
STARRING: Richard Norton as Thomas Stanton
Don Stroud as Ryan Drezak
Lynn-Holly Johnson as Arias Christensen
James Van Patten as Raymond Scully
Ron O'Neal as Samuel Tubbs Tubarian
Rebecca Cruz as Roberta Villalobos
QUICK CUT: A group of space garbage men take the scenic route back home.
Read MoreNEMESIS
WRITER: Rebecca Charles
DIRECTOR: Albert Pyun
STARRING: Olivier Gruner as Alex
Tim Thomerson as Farnsworth
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Angie-Liv
Merle Kennedy as Max Impact
Marjorie Monaghan as Jared
QUICK CUT: Alex Rain, disgraced cop, goes on a quest to find his ex lover Jared, and along the way, maybe he finds himself as well.
Read MoreM.A.R.K. 13/HARDWARE
WRITER: Richard Stanley
DIRECTOR: Richard Stanley
STARRING: Dylan McDermott as Mo
Stacey Travis as Jill
John Lynch as Shades
William Hootkins as Lincoln
Iggy Pop as Angry Bob
QUICK CUT: In a nuclear irradiated future where industry and war has used up much of the Earth, a scavenger brings some scrap home to his artist girlfriend, and she uses it in her sculptures. Oh, and also, the scrap is parts of a homicidal self-repairing killbot that pulls itself back together.
Read MoreWARNING 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.
Read MoreTHE CLONES
WRITER: Screenplay by Steve Fisher
Original story by Paul Hunt and Lamar Card
DIRECTOR: Paul Hunt and Lamar Card
STARRING: Michael Greene as Dr. Gerald Appleby
Gregory Sierra as Nemo
Otis Young as Sawyer
Susan Hunt as Penny
Stanley Adams as Carl Swafford
John Barrymore Jr. as Brooks Brothers Hippy
QUICK CUT: A scientist narrowly escapes a lab accident, but soon discovers there is someone running around with his face. It's a running chase to figure out what's going on, before someone catches up with him and makes sure there's no duplicates.
Read MoreBAD 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!
Read MoreMETAMORPHOSIS: THE ASTRAL FACTOR
WRITER: Story and Screenplay by Glenn Takakjian
Additional story material by Ted A. Bohus
DIRECTOR: Glenn Takakjian
STARRING: Tara Leigh as Sherry Griffen
Tony Gigante as Mitchell
Dianna Flaherty as Kim Griffen
Katherine Romaine as Nancy Kane
George Gerard as Michael Foster
Allen Lewis Rickman as Dr. Elliot Stein
Patrick Barnes as Brian
Greg Sullivan as Jarrett
Marcus Powell as Dr. Viallini
QUICK CUT: A scientist's work is threatened when he is bitten by an alien creature he's experimenting on, and once he begins to transform, the experimentation is turned on himself. What could possibly go...wait...
Read MoreREPLIGATOR
WRITER: Keith Kjornes
Additonal material by Wynn Winberg and T.G. Weems
DIRECTOR: Bret McCormick
STARRING: Gunnar Hansen as Dr. Kildare
Keith Kjornes as Dr. Oliver
Randy Clower as Dr. Fields
TJ Myers as Dr. Hardy
Carl Merritt as Col. Sanders
Rocky Patterson as Col. Sargeant
Alan York as General Mills
Tyler Mason as West
QUICK CUT: Military experiments go awry and turn soldiers into women. And then there's alligator people. Somehow. Cover up poor Science's eyes, he doesn't wanna see this.
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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!
SPLIT SECOND
WRITER: Gary Scott Thompson
DIRECTOR: Tony Maylam
STARRING: Rutger Hauer as Harley Stone
Kim Cattrall as Michelle
Neil Duncan as Dick Durkin
Alun Armstrong as Thrasher
Pete Postlethwaite as Paulsen
Michael J. Pollard as The Rat Catcher
QUICK CUT: In the far flung future of six years ago, detective Harley Stone tracks down a killer leaving heartless bodies in its wake.
EMBRYO
WRITER: Screenplay by Anita Doohan and Jack W. Thomas
Script by Jack W. Thomas
DIRECTOR: Ralph Nelson
STARRING: Rock Hudson as Dr. Paul Holliston
Dianne Ladd as Martha Douglas
Anne Schedeen as Helen Holliston
John Elerick as Gordon Holliston
Jack Colvin as Dr. Jim Winston
Roddy McDowall as Frank Riley
Barbara Carrera as Victoria
QUICK CUT: After a scientist saves an unborn puppy with a new medical treatment and rapidly grows it to adulthood, he decides to try it on a human foetus. What could possibly go wrong??
ROBOT JOX
WRITERS: Story by Stuart Gordon
Screenplay by Joe Haldeman
DIRECTOR: Stuart Gordon
STARRING: Gary Graham as Achilles
Anne-Marie Johnson as Athena
Paul Koslo as Alexander
Robert Sampson as Commissioner Jameson
Danny Kamekona as Dr. Matsumoto
Hilary Mason as Professor LaPlace
Michael Alldredge as Tex
QUICK CUT: In the near future, after the world has beend devastated by nuclear war, conflicts are resolved by one on one gladiatorial combat. With uh, giant piloted robots. Because that's a thing.