2 Guys and a Chainsaw

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House (1986)

So it’s a bit goofy and dated, but where else can you see The Greatest American Hero as a popular novelist and PTSD-afflicted Vietnam War vet wresting his son back from his aunt’s evil house? Nowhere else, my friends. Nowhere else.

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Shaun of the Dead

Simon Pegg’s debut to American audiences fires on all cylinders as a rollicking comedy. Yet it’s the strong characters and heart that elevates this far above most of the other horror comedies we’ve reviewed thus far.

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Student Bodies (1981)

We both found plenty to laugh at in this Naked Gun-style send-up of pre-1982 horror films.

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The Monster Squad

The three of us enjoyed chatting about this “Goonies for horror fans,” delivered like a time capsule from the 1980’s. We kinda wonder why it isn’t more popular today.

A man in a dark suit with a red vest and tie stands cautiously by a stone wall. In the background, like a scene from a horror movie review podcast, a person in a maid outfit and muscular man with a weapon are locked in combat near a tent-like structure. The scene is dimly lit and tense. 0

Waxwork

As an artifact of 80’s filmmaking and the lost art of practical monster effects, Waxwork survives to deliver to today’s audience a bit of fun and a lot of truly terrible dialogue. The original premise is solid too, if a little uneven.