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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Monkey Boy (1991)

MONKEY BOY

WRITER: Stephen Gallagher

DIRECTOR: Lawrence Gordon Clark

STARRING: Starring: John Lynch as Peter Carson

Christine Kavanagh as Alison

Emer Gillespie as Tracy Pickford

George Costigan as Schaffer

David Calder as Dr. Jenner

Sebastian Shaw as Dr. Liawski

Pip Torrens as Windeler

Gary Mavers as Forester

Kenneth Cranaham as Hennessey

QUICK CUT: A child escapes from a horrible situation, and an entire town comes together to try and find him.

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Spare Parts (1979)

SPARE PARTS

WRITER: Rainer Erler

DIRECTOR: Rainer Erler

STARRING: Jutta Speidel as Monica

Wolf Roth as Bill

Herbert Hermann as Mike

Charlotte Kerr as Dr. Jackson

Christoph Lindert as The Intern

Bob Cunningham as Sergeant

Tedi Altice as Motel Owner

Ben Zeller as Medic

QUICK CUT: A honeymoon gets cut short when the newlyweds need to make a trip to the hospital.

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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN

WRITER: Rob Hedden

DIRECTOR: Rob Hedden

STARRING: Jensen Daggett as Rennie

Scott Reeves as Sean Robertson

Barbara Bingham as Colleen Van Deusen

Peter Mark Richman as Charles McCulloch

Martin Cummins as Wayne

Gordon Currie as Miles Wolfe

Alex Diakun as Deck Hand

V.C. Dupree as Julius

Saffron Henderson as J.J.

Kelly Hu as Eva Watanabe

Sharlene Martin as Tamara Mason

Warren Munson as Admiral Robertson

Kane Hodder as Jason

QUICK CUT: A group of high school seniors hit the town in New York City, and learn that there are some unexpected dangers in the big city!

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Cybernator (1991)

CYBERNATOR

WRITERS: Screenplay by Edward Sanchez and Robert Rundle

DIRECTOR: Robert Rundle

STARRING: Lonnie Schuyler as Brent McCord

Christina Peralta as Blue

Jeff Jenkins as Jim Weaver

James K. Williams as Major Wright

Ed Sanchez as Prof. Mancini

Jack Senior as Capt. Fiefer

William Smith as Col. Peck

QUICK CUT: A cop in the future deals with his inherent racism, and searches inside himself to find his long lost brother.

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Intercessor: Another Rock 'N' Roll Nightmare (2005)

INTERCESSOR: ANOTHER ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NIGHTMARE

WRITERS: Screenplay written by Chris Allen and Jacob Windatt

DIRECTOR: Benn McGuire and Jacob Windatt

STARRING: Starring: Jon Mikl Thor as The Intercessor

Craig Bowlsby as Mephisto

Brad Pope as Harry

Dave Collette as Zompira

Melissa Ellingham as Laura

Sharon MacDonald as Julie

Rob Scattergood as Pestilence

Daye Ellingham as War

Chris Allen as Famine

Paul Vegano as Death

QUICK CUT: An old hero gets his mojo back, in the fight against ultimate evil.

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Cellar Dweller (1988)

CELLAR DWELLER

WRITER: Kit DuBois

DIRECTOR: John Carl Buechler

STARRING: Debrah Mullowney as Whitney

Brian Robbins as Philip

Vince Edwards as Meshelski

Cheryl-Ann Wilson as Lisa

Jeffrey Combs as Childress

Pamela Bellwood as Amanda

Yvonne De Carlo as Mrs. Briggs

QUICK CUT: An up and coming artist seeks to hone her craft in solitude, while immersing herself in the surroundings of her idol’s home.

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Nightbeast (1982)

NIGHTBEAST

WRITER: Don Dohler

DIRECTOR: Don Dohler

STARRING: Tom Griffith as Sheriff Cinder

Jamie Zemarel as Jamie Lambert

Karin Kardian as Lisa Kent

George Stoyer as Steven Price

Anne Frith as Ruth Sherman

Eleanor Herman as Mary Jane

Richard Dyszel as Mayor Bert Wicker

Don Leifert as Drago

QUICK CUT: A stranger arrives to town after crashing his ride on the outskirts, and he just wants to get a hand getting things fixed and finding a bite to eat.

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Super Hell (2004)

SUPER HELL

WRITER: Johny Walker

DIRECTOR: Johny Walker

STARRING: Johny Walker as Jodie Jupiter

Conrad Brooks as Himself

Rober Z'Dar as Granny Bob

Chris Branstetter as Transvestite/Satan/Death

Jeni Rogers as Doris

Tony Matlock as Devil Impersonator

Kate Sedgwick as Kay Crimini

Mark Woods as Sheriff Crackerjack

Michael Soots as Blupo the Clown

Dustin Walker as Dalton

QUICK CUT: Demons and Satan roam the Earth after some guy steals the devil’s power.

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Scary Movie (1991)

SCARY MOVIE

WRITERS: Screenplay by Daniel Erickson, David Lane Smith, and Mark Voges Story by Daniel Erickson

DIRECTOR: Daniel Erickson

STARRING: John Hawkes as Warren Suzanne Aldrich as Barbara Ev Lunning as Sheriff Pat Briggs Lee Gettys as John Louis Barker

QUICK CUT: Warren and friends have a grand old time celebrating Halloween at the local haunted house.

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER

WRITERS: Screenplay by Robert Zappia and Matt Greenberg Story by Robert Zappia

DIRECTOR: Steve Miner

STARRING: Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode/Keri Tate Adam Arkin as Will Brennan Michelle Williams as Molly Adam Hann-Byrd as Charlie Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Sarah Janet Leigh as Norma Josh Hartnett as John LL Cool J as Ronny

QUICK CUT: It’s Halloween time in Summer Glenn, California, and John just wants to go on vacatiuon with his friends! When his uncle shows up to reconnect with the family though, John has to stay in town, and hijinx ensues!

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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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Deadtime Stories (1986)

DEADTIME STORIES

WRITERS: Story by Jeffrey Delman Screenplay by Jeffrey Delman, Charles F. Shelton, J. Edward Kiernan

DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Delman

STARRING: Scott Valentine as Peter Nicole Picard as Rachel Matt Mitler as Willie Kathy Fleig as Miranda Phyllis Craig as Hanagohl Michael Mesmer as Uncle Mike Brian DePersia as Little Brian Kevin Hannon as Beresford "Papa" Baer Timothy Rule as Wilmont "Baby" Baer Cathryn de Prume as Goldi Lox Melissa Leo as Judith "Mama" Baer

QUICK CUT: A kid just won’t go to sleep, so his uncle tries to get the job done with some twisted takes on classic fairy tales.

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The Dawnseeker (2018)

THE DAWNSEEKER

WRITER: Justin Price

DIRECTOR: Justin Price

STARRING: Franziska Schissler as Fenix Alexander Kane as York Jason Skeen as Otto Khu as Zan Alex Giuffreda as Jax Leonard Jackson as Evo Carl Bailey as Thane Angelic Granger as Galen

QUICK CUT: A group of mercenaries wander around a jungle being hunted by an alien creature.

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Hellraiser: Deader (2005)

HELLRAISER: DEADER

WRITERS: Neal Marshall Stevens and Tim Day

DIRECTOR: Rick Bota

STARRING: Kari Wuhrer as Amy Klein Paul Rhys as Winter Simon Kunz as Charles Marc Warren as Joey Georgina Rylance as Marla Doug Bradley as Pinhead

QUICK CUT: A reporter receives a mysterious box and opens it up to see what’s inside.

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Killer Crocodile (1989)

KILLER CROCODILE

WRITERS: Story and Screenplay by David Parker Jr and Larry Ludman

DIRECTOR: Larry Ludman

STARRING: Anthony Crenna as Kevin Ann Douglas as Jennifer Thomas Moore as Joe Wohrman Williams as Foley Sherrie Rose as Pamela Julian Hampton as Mark Van Johnson as Judge

QUICK CUT: A group of kids go off into the swampy jungles of the Dominican Republic to save the trees.

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Slashed Dreams (1975)

SLASHED DREAMS

WRITERS: Screenplay by James Keach Based on an original screenplay by David Pritchard

DIRECTOR: James Polakof

STARRING: Peter Hooten as Robert Kathrine Bauman as Jenny Ric Carrott as Marshall Anne Lockhart as Tina Robert Englund as Michael James Keach as Levon David Pritchard as Danker Rudy Vallee as Proprietor

QUICK CUT: A couple goes off into the woods to reunite with an old friend.

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