Welcome to another edition of It Came From 1980 X where we tackle movies from our favorite cinematic decade, the 1980′s, or movies that might as well be from that decade. Obviously we’re talking about the creme de la creme. The box office giants like E.T. or Raw Force. This entry is no different as we focus on the New York Horror Film Productions micro budget soon to be classic, Big Box, VHS/DVD combo package, The Turnpike Killer. Being from Jersey gives you a different perspective on a movie called The Turnpike Killer. Bodies dumped along the New Jersey Turnpike and murders originating in New York City… this is pretty much par for the course around here. All you need is Jimmy Hoffa, Giant Stadium and a goal post and you’ll be eating bagels and pizza in no time. C’mon, hasn’t everyone seen a dead...
- 6/18/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
Directed by: Evan Makrogiannis, Brian Weaver
Written by: Evan Makrogiannis, Brian Weaver
Starring: Bill McLaughlin, Edgar Moye, Lynsey Brown, Alia Lorae
The Turnpike Killer is the latest bloody valentine to VHS-distributed horror films from the ‘80s.
The collector’s edition is a DVD/VHS combo packaged inside a cleverly designed “big box” complete with retro artwork. The VHS tape and box are fun promotional materials and will certainly speak to a segment of the horror audience mesmerized by such things. My horror nostalgia is tied directly to the the ‘70s, when opening up a paper on Friday morning was the equivalent of perusing the horror section of the local mom-and-pop video store. Though I can understand the enthusiasm of the VHS fans, I don’t share the affection. Video was an ugly medium that, unlike vinyl records, has not improved with age.
This new fad of celebrating poor-quality dupes of genre films,...
Written by: Evan Makrogiannis, Brian Weaver
Starring: Bill McLaughlin, Edgar Moye, Lynsey Brown, Alia Lorae
The Turnpike Killer is the latest bloody valentine to VHS-distributed horror films from the ‘80s.
The collector’s edition is a DVD/VHS combo packaged inside a cleverly designed “big box” complete with retro artwork. The VHS tape and box are fun promotional materials and will certainly speak to a segment of the horror audience mesmerized by such things. My horror nostalgia is tied directly to the the ‘70s, when opening up a paper on Friday morning was the equivalent of perusing the horror section of the local mom-and-pop video store. Though I can understand the enthusiasm of the VHS fans, I don’t share the affection. Video was an ugly medium that, unlike vinyl records, has not improved with age.
This new fad of celebrating poor-quality dupes of genre films,...
- 6/1/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
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