City of the Living Dead (aka The Gates Of Hell)
Well, nobody ever accused famed Italian horror director Lucio Fulci of making classy films. Or even comprehensible ones.
Well, nobody ever accused famed Italian horror director Lucio Fulci of making classy films. Or even comprehensible ones.
And yes, the similarity is strong: A young boy is forced to use traps to protect his home after a menacing Santa slides down his chimney. Although it’s much darker than most holiday movies, what we found in this forgotten French flick was a lot of heart and a fun ride. Recently remastered, you can now catch it exclusively on the Shudder network.
This Friday the 13th knockoff may be full of Christmas imagery, but that can’t save it from being hilariously bad. A killer Santa stalks a bunch of super-horny teenage girls and their boyfriends. Sound familiar?
And it’s a real turkey. But it does star Jake of “Body By Jake” fame! Where ya at, our 80’s kids?