‘Troll’ with fx legend Jim Aupperle

Film: Troll (1986)
Rated: PG-13
Directed by: John Carl Buechler
Written by:John Carl Buechler and Ed Naha
Starring: Noah Hathaway as Harry Potter Jr.
                   Michael Moriarity as Harry Potter Sr.
                   Shelly Hack as Anne Potter
                   Jenny Beck as Wendy Anne Potter
                   Sonny Bono as Peter Dickinson
Tagline: Come closer…
By Jason Plissken and El-Ron
Jason’s pre-screening memories: As mentioned before, I was a [...]

Ep. XXXIX: ‘The Terror Within’ (with fx artist Bruce Barlow)

 

 
Title: The Terror Within (1989)
Rated: R
Directed by: Thierry Notz
Written by: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Starring: Andrew Stevens as David
                   George Kennedy as Hal
                   Starr Andreeff as Sue
                   Terri Treas as Linda
Tagline: “It wants to get out!”
By Jason Plissken
Pre-screening memories: I am a creature of habit. It was evidenced the the sheer volume of films I would watch throughout [...]

‘It’s Alive’

Title: It’s Alive (1974)
Rated: R
Directed by: Larry Cohen
Starring: John P. Ryan as Frank Davis
              Sharon Farrell as Lenore Davis
              James Dixon as Lt. Perkins
Tagline: “There’s only ONE thing wrong with the Davis baby…”
By: Jason Plissken
Pre-screening memories: For those of us with a thirst for cinematic blood as kids, sometimes our only outlets were on cable, and were [...]

‘The Final Terror’

The Final Terror (1983)
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Written by: Jon George
Starring: Adrian Zmed as Cerone
                Rachel Ward as Margaret
                Daryl Hannah as Windy (yes, Windy!)
                Joe Pantaliano as Eggar
Tagline: “It’s a slow week, what else are you gonna see?” (just kidding, there wasn’t one)
By: Rob Rector and Jason Plissken
Rob’s pre-screening memories: The Final Terror was a milestone [...]

‘The Monster Squad’

 
The Monster Squad (1987)
Directed by: Fred Dekker
Written by: Shane Black and Fred Dekker
Starring: Andre Gower as Sean Crenshaw
Robby Kiger as Patrick
Brent Chalem as Horace (The Fat Kid)
Michael Faustino as Eugene
Tagline: “Call them for a monster-ous good time!”
By: Jason Plissken
Pre-Screening Memories: I haven’t seen The Monster Squad since I was in high school, but since it [...]

‘Monster in the Closet’

Monster in the Closet (1987)
Rated: PG
Directed by:  Bob Dahlin
Starring
Donald Grant: Richard Clark
Denise Du Barry: Professor Diane Bennett
Claude Akins: Sheriff Sam Ketchum
Howard Duff: Father Finnegan
Henry Gibson: Dr. Pennyworth
Tagline: It’s Out! It’s Out! It’s Out!
By Jason Plissken
Past Memories:  The last time I saw this movie, I was in 7th or 8th grade.  Being somewhat of a geek, [...]