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.
TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT
WRITER: Alex Rebar
DIRECTOR: David Hess
STARRING: Jennifer Runyon as Nancy
Forrest Swanson as Alex
Linda Gentile as Melody
William Lauer as T.J.
QUICK CUT: A group of girls at a finishing school spend their Christmas break in the dorm, and get a surprise visit from Santa Claus!
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HELLBENT
WRITER: Richard Casey
DIRECTOR: Richard Casey
STARRING: Phil Ward as Lemmy
Lyn Levand as Angel
Cheryl Slean as Sally
David Marciano as Tanas
James Orr as Spike
Phil Therrien as Duke
Paul Greenstein as Willie
Stanley Wells as Mr. Wells
QUICK CUT: A down on his luck rocker struggles to get ahead, and finds a great manager willing to back him and get the band off the ground.
Read MoreWINTERBEAST
WRITER: Christopher Thies
DIRECTOR: Christopher Thies
STARRING: Tim R. Morgan as Bill Whitman
Mike Magri as Ranger Stillman
Charles Majka as Charlie Perkins
Bob Harlow as Dave Sheldon
Lissa Breer as Ranger Bradford
Chris Lenge as The Winterbeast
Bill McLeod as Dick Sargent
QUICK CUT: A lodge in Western Massachusetts opens back up after several years of being closed for business. But the tourists just don't know how to stay on the marked trails, and the rangers have to go searching through the forests.
Read MoreSCALPS
WRITER: Screenplay by Fred Olen Ray
Story by T.L.Lankford, John Ray, Fred Olen Ray
DIRECTOR: Fred Olen Ray
STARRING: Kirk Alyn as Professor Machen
Jo Ann Robinson as DJ
Richard Hench as Randy/Black Claw
Roger Maycock as Kershaw Ellerbe
Barbara Magnusson as Ellen Corman
Frank McDonald as Ben Murphy
Carol Sue Flockhart as Louise Landon
George Randall as Billy Ironwing
Forrest J. Ackerman as Professor Trentwood
QUICK CUT: A group of students hike up into the middle of nowhere, and dig up some rocks. A former owner of the property they're digging around on takes issue with their invasion.
Read MoreEYES OF A STRANGER
WRITER: Screenplay by Mark Jackson
DIRECTOR: Ken Wiederhorn
STARRING: Lauren Tewes as Jane
John DiSanti as Stanley Herbert
Peter DuPre as David
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Tracy
QUICK CUT: A news anchor struggles to raise her blind and mute daughter in a bad part of town.
Read MoreDOCTOR MORDRID
WRITER: Screenplay by C. Courtney Joyner
DIRECTORS: Albert Band and Charles Band
STARRING: Jeffrey Combs as Doctor Anton Mordrid
Yvette Nipar as Samantha Hunt
Jay Acovone as Tony Gaudio
Keith Coulouris as Adrian
Ritch Brinkley as Gunner
Brian Thompson as Kabal
QUICK CUT: Can't wait for Doctor Strange this weekend? Then you should sit back and watch Doctor Mordrid in the meantime.
THE CROW
WRITERS: Screenplay by David J. Schow and John Shirley
DIRECTOR: Alex Proyas
STARRING: Brandon Lee as Eric
Ernie Hudson as Albrecht
Michael Wincott as Top Dollar
David Patrick Kelly as T-Bird
Angel David as Skank
Rochelle Davis as Sarah
Bai Ling as Myca
Lawrence Mason as Tin Tin
Michael Massee as Funboy
Marco Rodriguez as Torres
Sofia Shinas as Shelly
Tony Todd as Grange
Jon Polito as Gideon
QUICK CUT: A year after they witness a horrible murder on their turf, a group of gangbangers are hunted down when the dead man returns from the dead to seek his revenge
Read MoreMANDROID
WRITER: Earl Kenton and Jackson Barr
DIRECTOR: Jack Ersgard
STARRING: Brian Cousins as Wade
Jane Caldwell as Zanna
Michael Dellafemina as Benjamin
Curt Lowens as Drago
Patrick Ersgard as Joe
Robert Symonds as Karl Zimmer
QUICK CUT: A group of scientists try to better the world with their inventions, while another scientist tries to steal them for his own purposes.
Read MorePSYCHIC KILLER
WRITERS: Greydon Clark, Mikel Angel, Raymond Danton
DIRECTOR: Raymond Danton
STARRING: Paul Burke as Lieutenant Morgan
Jim Hutton as Arnold Masters
Julie Adams as Doctor Scott
Nehemiah Persoff as Doctor Gubner
Aldo Ray as Lieutenant Anderson
Rod Cameron as Doctor Commanger
Whit Bissell as Doctor Taylor
Mary Wilcox as Nurse Burnson
Joseph Della Sorte as H.B. Sanders
Greydon Clark as Sergeant Sowash
Stack Pierce as Emilio
QUICK CUT: A man wrongfully accused of killing a doctor is finally found innocent, and thanks to his massive brain, he handles his release very well and visits all the people who helped put him in jail.
Read MoreHALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH
WRITER: Tommy Lee Wallace
DIRECTOR: Tommy Lee Wallace
STARRING: Tom Atkins as Daniel Challis
Stacey Nelkin as Ellie Grimbridge
Dan O'Herlihy as Conal Cochran
QUICK CUT: The story of a loving toy maker who has created the best selling Halloween masks of all time, and is selling them to the kids of the nation!
Read MoreTHE DEATH WHEELERS
WRITER: Screenplay by Arnaud D'usseau and Julian Halevy
DIRECTOR: Don Sharp
STARRING: George Sanders as Shadwell
Beryl Reid as Mrs. Latham
Nicky Henson as Tom
Mary Larkin as Abby
Roy Holder as Bertram
Robert Hardy as Chief Inspecter Hesseltine
Denis Gilmore as Hatchet
Ann Michelle as Jane
Miles Greenwood as Chopped Meat
Peter Whitting as Gash
QUICK CUT: A group of friends bond together as a biker gang in England in the 70s, fighting against culture, society, and expecations.
Read MoreGRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE
WRITER: Screenplay by David Chase
Screen treatment by John Hayes
DIRECTOR: John Hayes
STARRING: William Smith as James Eastman
Michael Pataki as Caleb Croft
Lyn Peters as Anne Arthur
Diane Holden as Anita Jacoby
Lieux Dressler as Olga
Eric Mason as Lieutenant Panzer
Jay Scott as Paul
Margaret Fairchild as Miss Fenwick
Carmen Argenziano as Sam
Abbi Henderson as Carol Moskowitz
Kitty Vallacher as The Unwilling Mother
QUICK CUT: A young man spends most of his life searching for his long lost father, only to discover he is not the man he expected him to be.
Read MoreJENNIFER
WRITER: Screenplay by Kay Cousins Johnson
Story by Steve Krantz
DIRECTOR: Brice Mack
STARRING: Lisa Pelikan as Jennifer Baylor
Bert Convy as Jeff Reed
Nina Foch as Mrs. Calley
Amy Johnston as Sandra Tremayne
John Gavin as Senator Tremayne
Jeff Corey as Luke Baylor
Louise Hoven as Jane Delano
Ray Underwood as Dayton Powell
QUICK CUT: A young girl going to an exclusive private school on a scholarship becomes the target of bullies. How shall they work out their differences??
Read MoreASYLUM
WRITER: Robert Bloch
DIRECTOR: Roy Ward Baker
STARRING: Peter Cushing as Smith
Britt Ekland as Lucy
Herbert Lom as Byron
Patrick Magee as Dr. Rutherford
Barry Morse as Bruno
Barbara Parkins as Bonnie
Robert Powell as Dr. Martin
Charlotte Rampling as Barbara
Sylvia Sims as Ruth
Richard Todd as Walter
James Villiers as George
Geoffrey Bayldon as Max
Ann Firbank as Anna
Megs Jenkins as Miss Higgins
John Franklyn-Robbins as Stebbins
QUICK CUT: A young doctor in search of a job comes upon an asylum, and in order to get the job, he must interview the patients!
Read MoreTHE MUTILATOR
WRITER: Buddy Cooper
DIRECTOR: Buddy Cooper
STARRING: Matt Mitler as Ed Jr.
Ruth Martinez as Pam
Bill Hitchcock as Ralph
Connie Rogers as Sue
Frances Raines as Linda
Morey Lampley as Mike
Jack Chatham as Big Ed
Ben Moore as Cop
QUICK CUT: A group of college kids head out to Ed's beach condo to help close it down, and celebrate the end of summer, and end up meeting his dad!
Read MoreMADMAN
WRITERS: Screenplay by Joe Giannone
Story by Joe Giannone and Gary Sales
DIRECTOR: Joe Giannone
STARRING: Alexis Dubin as Betsy
Tony Fish as TP
Harriet Bass as Stacy
Seth Jones as Dave
Jan Claire as Ellie
Alex Murphy as Bill
Jimmy Steele as Richie
Carl Fredericks as Max
Michael Sullivan as Dippy
Paul Ehlers as Madman Marz
QUICK CUT: As a camp for gifted students closes for the fall, they meet a local farmer with an axe to grind.
Read MoreCHEERLEADER CAMP
WRITERS: Story and screenplay by David Lee Fein, R.L O'Keefe
DIRECTOR: John Quinn
STARRING: Betsy Russell as Alison Wentworth
Leif Garrett as Brent Hoover
Lucinda Dickey as Cory Foster
Lorie Griffin as Bonnie Reed
Buck Flower as Pop
Travis McKenna as Timmy Moser
Teri Weigel as Pam Bentley
Rebecca Ferratti as Theresa Salazar
Vickie Benson as Miss Tipton
QUICK CUT: A group of cheerleaders head off into the woods for a nice, friendly competition, but some girls are just dying to be the winner.
Read MoreSLEEPAWAY CAMP
WRITER: Robert Hiltzik
DIRECTOR: Robert Hiltzik
STARRING: Mike Kellin as Mel
Katherine Kamhi as Meg
Paul DeAngelo as Ronnie
Jonathan Tierston as Ricky
Felissa Rose as Angela
Karen Fields as Judy
Christopher Collet as Paul
Desiree Gould as Aunt Martha
Owen Hughes as Artie
Robert Earl Jones as Ben
QUICK CUT: A nice refreshing trip to summer camp, where boys can be boys, girls can be girls, first loves are made, and secrets are shared!
Read MoreCAMP FEAR
WRITER: Thom Keith
DIRECTOR: Thom Keith
STARRING: Vincent Van Patten as Professor Hamilton
Betsy Russell as Jamie
Nels Van Patten as Speedy
Peggy Sands as Tiffany
David Homb as Bill
Mindy Myer as Melissa
Mike Diamant as Frog
Mark Twogood as Gas Jockey
Buck Flowers as Wino
Tiny Ron as The Druid
QUICK CUT: A group of college students head up into the mountains for an archaeological dig, and uncover an ancient site of druid rituals!
Read MoreWhat is the 200th movie being reviewed for Triskaidekafiles? It is part a series that has Cursed my very existence since this website began. It got so bad that it felt like it was personally seeking Revenge upon me. I stepped away from the series for awhile, but now it is time to go Retro with Trisk #200. This, this shall be my Legacy.
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