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.

Nightmare in Wax (1969)

NIGHTMARE IN WAX

WRITER: Rex Carlton

DIRECTOR: Bud Townsend

STARRING: Cameron Mitchell as Vincent Renard
    Anne Helm as Marie Morgan
    Scott Brady as Detective Haskell
    Berry Kroeger as Max Black
    Victoria Carroll as Theresa
    Phillip Baird as Tony Deen
    Johnny Cardos as Sergeant Carver
    Hollis Morrison as Nick
    James Forrest as Alfred Herman

QUICK CUT: An up and coming special effects man tries to recover from a horrible accident, but along the way he alienates all his friends

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Nightmare Weekend (1986)

NIGHTMARE WEEKEND

WRITERS: Screenplay by Georges Faget-Bernard
    With additional dialogue by Robert Seidman

DIRECTOR: H. Sala

STARRING: Debbie Laster as Julie Clingstone
    Dale Midkiff as Ken
    Debra Hunter as Jessica Brake
    Lori Lewis as Annie
    Preston Maybank as Bob
    Wellington Meffert as Edward Brake
    Kim Dossin as Mary-Rose
    Andrea Thompson as Linda
    Kimberly Stahl as Pamela

QUICK CUT: In this touching coming of age story, a young girl struggled to connect with a man she meets one day, and catch up with her friends as they hang out at a mansion for a relaxing weekend.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS

WRITERS: Screenplay by Wes Craven & Bruce Wagner and Chuck Russell & Frank Darabont
    Story by Wes Craven & Bruce Wagner

DIRECTOR: Chuck Russell

STARRING: Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
    Patricia Arquette as Kristen Parker
    Larry Fishburne as Max
    Craig Wasson as Neil Gordon
    Bradley Gregg as Phillip
    Rodney Eastman as Joey
    Ira Heiden as Will
    Nan Martin as Nun
    Jennifer Rubin as Taryn
    Ken Sagoes as Kincaid
    Penelope Sudrow as Jennifer
    John Saxon as Thompson
    Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger

QUICK CUT: A new therapist helps a group of kids find friendship and their own inner strength as they battle their personal demons.

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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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Re-Animator (1985)

RE-ANIMATOR

WRITERS: Screenplay by Dennis Paoli, William J. Norris, Stuart Gordon

DIRECTOR: Stuart Gordon

STARRING: Bruce Abbott as Dan Cain
    Barbara Crampton as Megan Halsey
    David Gale as Dr. Carl Hill
    Robert Sampson as Dean Halsey
    Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West
    Gerry Black as Mace

QUICK CUT: A new student goes to college in Massachusetts, finds a new roommate, they get a cat, and make new friends along the way.

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Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III

WRITERS: Screenplay by Martin Kitrosser and Carol Watson

DIRECTOR: Steve Miner

STARRING: Dana Kimmell as Chris
    Paul Kratka as Rick
    Tracie Savage as Debbie
    Jeffrey Rogers as Andy
    Catherine Parks as Vera
    Larry Zerner as Shelly
    David Katims as Chuck
    Rachel Howard as Chili
    Richard Brooker as Jason

QUICK CUT: A group of friends head off into the woods for a relaxing weekend, and are surprised when an old friend shows up.

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Santa's Slay (2005)

SANTA'S SLAY

WRITER: David Steiman

DIRECTOR: David Steiman

STARRING: Bill Goldberg as Santa
    Douglas Smith as Nicolas Yuleson
    Emilie de Ravin as Mary "Mac" Mackenzie
    Robert Culp as Grandpa
    Dave Thomas as Pastor Timmons
    Saul Rubinek as Mr. Green

QUICK CUT: An old man from up North heads down to meet an old friend and settle a score for the holidays.

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Basket Case (1982)

BASKET CASE

WRITER: Frank Henenlotter

DIRECTOR: Frank Henenlotter

STARRING: Kevin VanHentenryck as Duane Bradley
    Terri Susan Smith as Sharon
    Beverly Bonner as Casey
    Robert Vogel as Hotel Manager
    Diana Browne as Dr. Kutter
    Lloyd Pace as Dr. Needleman
    Bill Freeman as Dr. Lifflanker

QUICK CUT: A young guy heads to the big city to see the sights, fall in love, kill some doctors, and start a new life.  Oh, and also, he has his formerly conjoined brother in a basket he always carries around.

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Night of the Demons (2009)

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS

WRITERS: Screenplay by Jace Anderson & Adam Giersach

DIRECTOR: Adam Giersach

STARRING: Shannon Elizabeth as Angela
    Monica Keena as Maddie
    Diora Baird as Lily
    Michael Copon as Dex
    Bobbi Sue Luther as Suzanne
    John F. Beach as Jason
    Edward Furlong as Colin

QUICK CUT: Angela, demons, possessed house, you know the drill by now.  Oh, but this time it's in New Orleans.

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Night of the Demons 3 (1997)

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS

WRITER: Screenplay by Kevin S. Tenney

DIRECTOR: Jimmy Kaufman

STARRING: Amelia Kinkade as Angela
    Kris Holdenreid as Vince
    Gregory Calpakis as Nick
    Patricia Rodriguez as Abbie
    Stephanie Bauder as Holly
    Tara Slone as Lois
    Christian Tessier as Orson
    Joel Gordon as Reggie
    Vlasta Vrana as Dewhurst

QUICK CUT: Coming back for a threepeat, Angela just won't stay dead.  And this time, she's dragging another group of teens into Hull House to kill them off.  As opposed to the other two times she dragged kids to her house to kill them off.

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Night of the Demons 2 (1994)

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2

WRITER: Joe Augustyn

DIRECTOR: Brian Trenchard-Smith

STARRING: Christi Harris as Bibi
    Darin Heames as Z-Boy
    Bobby Jacoby as Perry
    Merle Kennedy as Mouse
    Amelia Kinkade as Angela
    Rod McCary as Father Bob
    Johnny Moran as Johnny
    Rick Peter as Rick
    Jennifer Rhodes as Sister Gloria
    Christine Taylor as Terri
    Zoe Trilling as Shirley
    Ladd York as Kurt

QUICK CUT: Angela is back, and this time she has a sister, and a whole Catholic private school to mess with!

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Night of the Demons (1988)

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS

WRITER: Joe Augustyn

DIRECTOR: Kevin S. Tenney

STARRING: Alvin Alexis as Rodger
    Allison Barron as Helen
    Lance Fenton as Jay
    William Gallo as Sal
    Hal Havins as Stooge
    Mimi Kinkade as Angela
    Cathy Podewell as Judy
    Linnea Quigley as Suzanne
    Philip Tanzini as Max
    Jill Terashita as Frannie

QUICK CUT: A group of teens gather at an abandoned funeral home for a Halloween party.  What could possibly go wrong??

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Night of the Demon (1980)

NIGHT OF THE DEMON

WRITER: Screenplay by Mike Williams
    From a story by Jim L. Ball

DIRECTOR: James C. Wasson

STARRING: Michael J. Cutt as Professor Nugent
    Melanie Graham as Wanda
    Paul Kelleher as Sheriff
    Lynn Eastman as Susan Nugent

QUICK CUT: A professor and a group of students wander into the woods to find Bigfoot, and instead find endless flashbacks and gore.

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Night of the Demon (1957)

NIGHT OF THE DEMON

WRITER: Screenplay by Charles Bennett and Hal E. Chester
    Based on a story by Montague R. James

DIRECTOR: Jaques Tourneur

STARRING: Dana Andrews as John Holden
    Peggy Cummins as Joanna Harrington
    Niall McGinnis as Doctor Karswell
    Maurice Denham as Professor Harrington
    Athene Seyler as Mrs. Karswell
    Laim Redmond as Mark O'Brien
    Richard Leech as Inspector Mottram
    Reginald Beckwith as Mr. Meek

QUICK CUT: While investigating the claims of whether or not demons are real, Doctor Holden discovers a deeper world of magic than he ever knew existed.

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The Horror Show (1989)

THE HORROR SHOW

WRITER: Alan Smithee and Leslie Bohem

DIRECTOR: James Isaac

STARRING: Lance Henriksen as Lucas McCarthy
    Brion James as Max Jenke
    Rita Taggart as Donna McCarthy
    Dedee Pfeiffer as Bonnie McCarthy
    Aron Eisenberg as Scott McCarthy
    Thom Bray as Peter Campbell

QUICK CUT: After capturing a brutal serial killer, and watching him be executed, Lucas McCarthy and his family have to deal with Meat Cleaver Max coming back from the dead for revenge.

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The 13th Child (2002)

THE 13TH CHILD: LEGEND OF THE JERSEY DEVIL - VOLUME 1

WRITERS: Michael Maryk and Cliff Robertson

DIRECTOR: Steven Stockage

STARRING: Cliff Robertson as Mr. Shroud
    Lesley-Anne Down as Distrct Attorney Murphy
    Christopher Atkins as Ron
    Gano Grills as Mitch
    Michelle Maryk as Kathryn
    Robert Guillaume as Riley

QUICK CUT: Deep in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, lurks an ancient bit of American folklore, the Jersey Devil.  Now, an investigator for the district attorney and a pair of cops will get down to the bottom of the mystery or die trying.  Probably die trying.

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M.A.R.K. 13 (1990)

M.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.

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13 Seconds (2003)

13 SECONDS

WRITER: Jeff Thomas

DIRECTOR: Jeff Thomas

STARRING: April Cole as Kara
    Daniel Rain as Gage
    Kevin Kuras as Mac
    Robert Yensch as Colin
    Sarah Corbin as Talia
    Spencer Stevens as Musato
    Daniel Rowe as Adramalech
    Esa Scott as Shapiro
    Robert Miller as Sidetrack
    Jeff Thomas as Davis

QUICK CUT: A group of musicians go to an abandoned sanitarium or whatever to record their latest album, but the bullshit is not what it seems...

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Halloween II (1981)

HALLOWEEN II

WRITERS: John Carpenter and Debra Hill

DIRECTOR: Rick Rosenthal

STARRING: Donald Pleasence as Sam Loomis
    Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode
    Charles Cyphers as Leigh Brackett
    Lance Guest as Jimmy
    Pamela Susan Shoop as Karen
    Leo Rossi as Budd

QUICK CUT: Michael Meyers is back, and he seems to have some major injuries after taking six bullets to the chest, because he's heading to Haddonfield's local hospital!

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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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