Tagged: 1980s

Bloodsuckers INVADE the Northwoods of WISCONSIN in CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT (1991)!


Today we talk about a wicked video store staple from FANGORIA Films from the early 90s- CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT! Filmed in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, an area that for a short time transformed the unlikely small towns of the region into a full on horror MECCA! Check out the first installment about this unique period of time in a state and area where Hollywood would never DARE step foot!

EMPIRE OF THE DARK (1990): The Best “SO Bad it’s AWESOME” Flick Ever!!

Today we cover IMO the greatest “so BAD it’s actually totally AWESOME” film from cult cinema legend Steve Barkett! An utterly ridiculous horror/ action/ family drama/ genre jamboree done only the way Barkett could. If you’re looking for the ULTIMATE movie nite party flick look no further. Empire of the Dark is a truly charming unforgettable, highly ambitious slice of cheez that just needs to be seen to be believed!

H.R. GIGER’s Forgotten Cybernetic SLASHER flick: FUTURE KILL!

Straight from the video store days of the 1980s we’re talkin’ a bizarre flick that features those oh so irritating Frat Boys coming face to face with a gang of mutant punks in downtown Austin, Texas!! This “trapped on VHS” ridiculously idiotic GEM is in desperate need of a fancy blu ray restoration!


Corey Feldman: Boy Scout BADASS in 1991’s EDGE OF HONOR!!

Today we bring it back around to an OLD skool Corey Feldman unsung stone cold CLASSIC! 1991’s Boy Scout action thriller EDGE OF HONOR-this forgotten little R-Rated “Amblin-esque” total banger features Feldman in a full on wilderness survival flick along with the iconic Meredith Salenger and Patrick…um..wait…I mean DON Swayze! Set up your tent and light that campfire as we dive deep into the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest!!

‘976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor’ is a 90’s Out of Body SLASHER Experience!

Today we talk about the Jim “CHOPPING MALL” Wynorski helmed sequel 976-EVIL 2: THE ASTRAL FACTOR and why it’s even better than the original! The Out of Body Experience has never been so damn cheezy and EVIL! Also we get woo woo and discuss Astral Projection, OBE’s and Lucid Dreaming in the real world. A deep dive episode for those who’re looking to embark on the ultimate journey into the UNKNOWN!

Craziest Horror Movie Plot of ALL time: THE JOHNSONS (1992) is a Bizarre Family Affair!

Today we talk about some obscure horror films of the Netherlands and in particular 1992’s THE JOHNSONS! This totally bonkers Dutch horror flick has one of the most convoluted over the top plots of ANY horror film to date! A true forgotten bizarre gem that’s just begging for a sweet blu ray release jam packed with colorful characters, cool fx, piles of garbage, seven killer test tube babies and “menstrual horror” served up only the the way the Dutch can cook it all up!











NIGHT LIFE (1989): If JOHN HUGHES made a Gory Teen HORROR Film in the 1980s!

Today U-Dork covers the ultimate “John Hughes” HORROR flick! From 1989 comes this “trapped on VHS” gem, NIGHT LIFE, one of the best genre mash ups of all time and one of the most unique little teen horror rom coms of all time! This sweet but nasty lil’ gem stars 80s teen heart throb SCOTT GRIMES of CRITTERS fame and a gang of vicious teen bully ZOMBIES who not only wanna eat his flesh but also ruin his love life!! Jam packed with rad practical fx, lotsa gore and ALL the 80s charm this film is totally ripe for the pickin’ to receive a totally def blu ray release from whatever label wants to rule the school of lost but bad ass 1980s horror cult classics!







The 90’s Cartoon House Cat Horror of FELIDAE & the BEST Animated Films of ALL Time!

Today we’re talking’ OLD school animated movies and in particular 1994’s insanely under seen cult classic FELIDAE! An insane animated horror film with house cats trying to solve a string of murders and fend off an evil CULT! Plus we talk what are in my opinion the best most bizarre animated feature films of ALL time!! Nostalgia for those 2-D cult classics of the 80’s & 90s!

Terror in the Outback: ‘FORTRESS’ is 1980s Ozploitation Perfection!

Today we cover one the coolest 1980s Aussie films around that deserves WAY more praise here in the the USA! Yeah- the relatively forgotten genre mash up, FORTRESS from 1985, hits ALL the right beats and features the beautiful Rachel Ward in one of the her finest roles. Part action, part adventure, part kids in danger “Amblin” style & part horror film, this one’s filled with twists and turns & features one of my favorite shocker endings of 1980s cult cinema! Trapped on VHS and just waiting to be cleaned up for fancy ass blu ray-we’re going to the “land down under” to talk about it all today! 

Hong Hong’s Most Outrageous 90s Kung Fu Horror Sex Comedy?!

The most bizarre genre mash up of all time comes straight out of Hong Kong where we see Lam Ching Ying AKA “Mr. Vampire” embark on one of his wildest adventures of his whole damn career as an ass kicking ghostbuster! The Wizard’s Curse from 1992 is a film that you will blow your undies right off your heiny and get you in the mood for love and supernatural martial arts mayhem! One of my favorite Hong Kong horror comedies of all time gets sexy and needs a blu ray badly!! Check this bonkers highly under-seen gem out!!