Really Awful Movies: Ep 127 – The Burning

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This week, a look at the exemplary summer camp slasher, The Burning.

The horror is based on a New York state urban legend, Cropsey.

Legendary effects guru Tom Savini (Maniac/Dawn of the Dead) is the man behind the awesome effects here.

For a slasher, there’s a lot of investment in the characters in The Burning…and why not? We’ve got the likes of Holly Hunter, Fisher Stevens, and yes…George Costanza himself, a hirsute Jason Alexander.

Do yourself a favor and watch this.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 126 – Eating Raoul

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There are many ways to finance a dream restaurant – line of credit, bank loan, angel investors – but none of these include robbing people from the personal ads. Unless of course, it’s EATING RAOUL, a zany 1982 black comedy and brainchild of co-star Paul Bartel.

This film is rightly “a tasty comedy of bad manners.” The Blands, an uptight couple, find they can finance their dream boite by luring swingers to their LA homestead, murdering and then robbing them. They conspire with thieving locksmith Raoul, who helps them dispose of the bodies.

Terrific fun.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 125 – Psycho II

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Is that you Norman? You better believe it. Anthony Perkins reprises his iconic role as creepy innkeeper Noman Bates in the long-after sequel to the Hitch original.

On today’s episode, Psycho II. Does it live up to the lofty standard set in the 60s?

Surprisingly, yes.

Let’s peer behind the shower curtain to see what lurks…as Norman is released from prison to attempt to resume some semblance of a normal life.

The Bates Motel is back open for business!