This film is what I'd call a "half-cult classic." If you ask horror fans about it, it gets some 'Oh yeah!'s maybe most people wouldn't know what the hell you're talking about. For me, I remember seeing the VHS cover back when I started roaming around the rental stores in the late 80's with my sister.

We actually watched this quite a while back, but we never added it to the database; I'm glad I revisited it because, yeah, we laughed at it before and had fun, but it really struck me this time how the flick is really kind of a parody of sorts, or at least a send-up.

It's really telling in the characters - the virginal(?) heroine/final girl, the hero guy, the slut, the weirdo, the dipshit, the dipshit, the dipshit...cannon fodder. The heroine even wears a goddamn Alice (as in the one from Wonderland) outfit. One character's last name is Romero. There's an homage to Italian zombie flicks. All sorts of little things just pop up all over. In the right era, too, after April Fools Day and all those other self-referential films were coming out.

By itself, it's a pretty fun ride. The parody bits aren't exactly shoved in your face, and some of the regular conventions are played around with; mainly, the guy you think is the hero turns out to be a huge dick, and the dude that lives is a total puss who runs every chance he gets. Just leaves the girl standing there and crashes through a window, dude does not play around.

Pretty good effects, considering the $50 budget, obviously very 1980's though. Acting is particularly horrid - only Linnea gets it and overacts as much as possible, but that's obvious as she was already a scream queen by this time - everyone else is terrible, but it's already so campy who cares. Just go in for a goofy time with lots of boobs (some that double as make-up kits) and dumb kids dying.

And the bonus ending with the old man - Priceless.

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Beautiful. After a somewhat slow start, this one picks up. It gives you all of the classic 80's horror movie situations you have grown to know and love. From the token black guy to popping eyes, this one truly has it all.

You get your typical group of high school kids going for a party on Halloween. And what would be a party on Halloween without picking the most abandoned house riddled with ancient stories of death to have it at? The slow beginning is getting to the house. For some reason they feel we need to know something about the characters, and had a lot of one liners they needed to get off their chest. No problem. Once things get going, you've got demented demons with bad teeth, interpretive dances, lipstick covered (naked) bodies, and teens with nothing on the mind except trying to get laid. Throw in the exhilarating Casio keyboard music and actually somewhat creepy scenes, and you have a winner.

I'd suggest a buy at Amazon. After all, right now it is only $6.50, and you'll probably want to re-watch some scenes. Trust me.

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