Best Cheesy Horror of 1986: MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, NIGHT OF THE CREEPS, CHOPPING MALL, & More!

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) d. Stephen King (USA)
NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986) d. Fred Dekker (USA)
CHOPPING MALL (1986) d. Jim Wynorski (USA)
TERRORVISION (1986) d. Ted Nicolau (USA)
KILLER PARTY (1986) d. William Fruet (Canada)

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If you love horror with a little extra cheese on top, 1986 might be one of the most glorious years the genre ever produced. Tonight, we’re digging into five low-budget cult favorites that prove horror and comedy have always made a deliciously messy combination.

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974)

In conjunction with Cinema SuperCollider's upcoming podcast, we take a break from our usual programming to showcase Anna McKibben's essay, which originally appeared in the Rondo Award-winning compendium, HIDDEN HORROR. Hope you enjoy!

“It's all here. Read it carefully then sign at the bottom in blood. Messy, I know, but it's the only way to bind. Tradition.”

THE WASP WOMAN (1995) movie review

Wasp Woman, The (1995) d. Jim Wynorski (USA)

Janice Starlin (Jennifer Rubin), owner and lead model of Starlin Cosmetics, finds that her looks and company stock have begun to sag a little, leading her investors to suggest that she step down and find a newer, younger model (Maria Ford). Stung by such criticisms (ohoho, so witty), she recruits discredited scientist Dr. Zinthorp (Daniel J. Travanti) to use her as his human guinea pig for an incredibly volatile new serum derived from, you guessed it, wasp hormones.

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) movie review

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) d. De Palma, Brian (USA)

Two years before he emerged as a superstar filmmaker with Carrie, De Palma concocted this comedy/horror re-working of Phantom of the Opera. When enigmatic studio magnate Swan (Paul Williams, in a stroke of inspired casting) steals aspiring composer William Finley’s rock opera version of Faust, the spurned tunesmith swears vengeance. As he attempts to sabotage the Death Records offices, Finley’s face and vocal cords are destroyed in a horrific record pressing accident, transforming him into a masked freak haunting Swan’s new rock opera house, the Paradise.