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.
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
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.
Read MoreSLASHED 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.
Read MoreMOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE
WRITER: Jim McCullough Jr.
DIRECTOR: Jim McCullough
STARRING: Bill Thurman as Rev. Bill McWilley
Anna Chappell as Evelyn
Will Mitchell as Al
Virginia Loridans as Tanya
Major Brock as Crenshaw
Amy Hill as Prissy
Marian Jones as Mary
Greg Brazzel as Vernon
Jill King as Lorie
QUICK CUT: Poor old Evelyn is just trying to get her life back on track after being released from a mental institution, and struggling to keep her dead husband’s motel up and running.
Read MoreTHE ITEM
WRITER: Dan Clark
DIRECTOR: Dan Clark
STARRING: Dawn Marle Velasquez as Lauren
Dan Clark as Alex
Dave Pressker as Marty
Dan Lake as Fatty
Ron Fitzgerald as Dr. Ody
Romy Shaft as Nurse Nicky
Judy Jean Kwon as Rita
QUICK CUT: A group of childhood friends do their best to make sure an item remains safe throughout the night.
Read MoreBERSERKER
WRITER: Jef Richard
DIRECTOR: Jef Richard
STARRING: Joseph Alan Johnson as Mike
Valerie Sheldon as Kathy
Greg Dawson as Josh
Rodney Montague as Larry
Beth Toussaint as Shelly
Shannon Engemann as Kristi
John Goff as Officier Hill
George Buck Flower as Pappy Nyquist
QUICK CUT: A group of college kids go out in the woods on the day the teddy bears have their picnic.
Read MoreKILLING SPREE
WRITER: Tim Ritter
DIRECTOR: Tim Ritter
STARRING: Asbestos Felt as Tom Russo
Courtney Lercara as Leeza Russo
Raymond Carbone as Ben Seltzer
Bruce Paquette as Delivery Man
Joel D. Wynkoop as TV Repairman
Kieran Turner as Lawn Man
Alan Brown as Electrician
Cloe Pavel as Mrs. Palmer
QUICK CUT: A woman keeps inviting friends over to meet her husband.
Read MoreBRAIN DAMAGE
WRITER: Frank Henenlotter
DIRECTOR: Frank Henenlotter
STARRING: Rick Herbst as Brian
Gordon MacDonald as Mike
Jennifer Lowry as Barbara
Theo Barnes as Morris
Lucille Saint-Peter as Martha
QUICK CUT: Drugs’re bad, mmmkay?
Read MorePARASITE
WRITERS: Alan J. Adler, Michael Shoob, and Frank Levering
DIRECTOR: Charles Band
STARRING: Robert Glaudini as Dr. Paul Dean
Demi Moore as Patricia Welles
Luca Bercovici as Ricus
James Davidson as Merchant
Al Fann as Collins
Tom Villard as Zeke
Miss Vivian Blaine as Elizabeth Daley
QUICK CUT: In the far flung future, a man just wants to find a place to sit and get over this bug he caught.
Read MoreCRITTERS 4
WRITER: Rupert Harvey and Barry Opper
DIRECTOR: Rupert Harvey
STARRING: Don Keith Opper as Charlie McFadden
Paul Whitthorne as Ethan
Angela Bassett as Fran
Anders Hove as Rick
Eric DaRe as Bernie
Brad Dourif as Al Bert
Martine Beswick as the voice of Angela
QUICK CUT: Charlie tries to clean up some hairballs left behind.
Read MoreTHE CREMATORS
WRITER: Screenplay by Harry Essex
From a short story by Judy Ditky
DIRECTOR: Harry Essex
STARRING: Maria de Aragon as Jeanne
Marvin Howard as Dr. Ian Thorne
Eric Allison as Dr. Willy Seppel
Manson Caulfield as Mason
Cecil Redick as Medical Examiner
Barney Bossick as Merv
Al Ward as Phil
QUICK CUT: An environmental scientist gets the hots for the new girl in town, but he has some competition!
Read MoreEASTER CASKET
WRITER: Dustin Wayde Mills
DIRECTOR: Dustin Wayde Mills
STARRING: Josh Eal as Father Asher
Erin R. Ryan as Audrie Burke
Jason Crowe as Father Crowe
Allison Fitzgerald as Sister Mary Agnes
Janet Jay as Prima
Roni Jonah as Sister Mary Joan
Dustin Mills as Peter Cottontail/Father Jacob
Steve Rimpici as Mega Pope
Brandon Salkil as Cardinal O'Malley
QUICK CUT: The Easter Bunny returns to remind everyone why this is a special time of year.
Read MoreWORST MOVIE EVER
WRITER: Glenn Berggoetz
DIRECTOR: Glenn Berggoetz
STARRING: Glenn Berggoetz as Johnny, Dr. Lars Coolman, Petey
Eileen Barker as Laduelia
Stuart Goldstein as Bobby
Haidyn Harvey as Erica
Bryce Foster as Brent
Christopher Irvin as Dr. Dirk Ramrod
Christine Mascolo as Angela
Kasha Fauscett as Kristin
Jeff Johnson as The Dark Overlord
Jonathan Jorgenson as Santa Claus
Carla Cannalte as Debbie
QUICK CUT: A community is brought together during trying times as they shelter in place to ride out an impending disaster.
Read MoreSEEDPEOPLE
WRITERS: Screenplay by Jackson Barr
Based on an original idea by Charles Band
DIRECTOR: Peter Manoogian
STARRING: Sam Hennings as Tom Baines
Andrea Roth as Heidi Tucker
Dane Witherspoon as Brad Yates
Holly Fields as Kim Tucker
Anne Betancourt as Mrs. Santiago
John Mooney as Frank Tucker
Charles Bouvier as Thurman Rudd
Bernard Kates as Doc Roller
QUICK CUT: A scientist returns to his home town to discover the true meaning of love, guided by the stars.
Read MoreWICKED WORLD
WRITER: Barry J. Gillis
DIRECTOR: Barry J. Gillis
STARRING: Eddie Platt as The Killer
Barry J. Gillis as Grant Ekland
Maria Delgado as Nurse
QUICK CUT: A poor man trapped in his own body, keeps himself entertained by creating stories to escape the only way he knows how.
Read MorePHANTASM IV: OBLIVION
WRITER: Don Coscarelli
DIRECTOR: Don Coscarelli
STARRING: A. Michael Baldwin as Mike
Reggie Bannister as Reggie
Bill Thornbury as Jody
Heidi Marnhout as Jennifer
Bob Ivy as Demon Trooper
Angus Scrimm as The Tall Man
QUICK CUT: Two men drive across the desert in search of themselves.
Read MoreROBOWAR
WRITERS: Story by Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi
Screenplay by Rossella Drudi
DIRECTOR: Vincent Dawn
STARRING: Reb Brown as Marphy Black
Catherine Hickland as Virgin
Alex McBride as Guarino
Romano Puppo as Corey
Max Laurel as Quang
Jim Gaines as Sonny Peel
John P. Dulaney as Bray
Mel Davidson as Mascher
QUICK CUT: A group of soldiers is sent into the jungle to track down a mysterious killer whose origins will shock them to the core.
Read MoreMURDERLUST
WRITER: James Lane
DIRECTOR: Donald Jones
STARRING: Eli Rich as Steve
Rochelle Taylor as Cheryl
Dennis Gannon as Neil
Bonnie Schneider as Marene
Lisa Nichols as Debbie
H. Burton Leary as Joe
Bill Walsh as Lymen
QUICK CUT: A Sunday school teacher struggles to find belonging outside of his activities with the church.
Read MoreWES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE
WRITER: Wes Craven
DIRECTOR: Wes Craven
STARRING: Robert Englund as Himself/Freddy Krueger
Heather Langenkamp as Herself
Miko Hughes as Dylan
David Newsom as Chase Porter
Tracy Middendorf as Julie
Fran Bennett as Dr. Heffner
John Saxon as Himself
QUICK CUT: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, and Wes Craven reunite to reminisce about the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
Read MoreTHE ASSIGNMENT: THE WITCHES TALISMAN
WRITER: Kelly Helen Thompson and Jarrod Huffman
Edited screenplay by Iban Petric
DIRECTORS: Kelly Helen Thompson
Co-Directors: Iban Petric and Joel Wynkoof
STARRING: Kelly Helen Thompson as Cassy
Kyle Calwhite as Oliver
Joel Wnykoop as Professor/John Nolan
Bob Glazier as John Nolan/Kalizar
Abi Burgess as Stella/Twin Sister
Steven Singer as Priest
Bill Burgess as Derrick
QUICK CUT: Destiny calls for a young student who must fight against evil forces arrayed against her before they destroy the universe. Or something.
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