Ep 141 - 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) 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. MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE When Stephen King stepped behind the camera, he unleashed a full-throttle apocalypse where machines turn homicidal. Killer trucks, AC/DC, and pure chaos—this is '80s excess at its loudest and wildest. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS Fred Dekker blends aliens, zombies, and slashers into one wildly entertaining cult classic. It's funny, gooey, and endlessly quotable—just remember to "thrill me." CHOPPING MALL Jim Wynorski turns a suburban mall into a neon death trap as killer security robots go haywire. Laser blasts, big hair, and after-hours carnage make this a perfect slice of '80s horror cheese. TERRORVISION Ted Nicolau delivers a goo-soaked blast of Charles Band/Empire weirdness as a suburban TV dish invites an alien nightmare into the living room. Loud, gross, and gloriously ridiculous, it's peak midnight-movie insanity. KILLER PARTY Canuxploitation veteran William Fruet starts with college pranks before swerving into supernatural slasher territory. The tonal whiplash is half the fun in this strange and scrappy '80s oddity. So jump in the time machine with our awesome panel of 1980s enthusiasts (Anish Jethmalani, Tim Palace, Dave James Parker, Larry Sternshein) and head back 40 years to a time when practical effects ruled, VHS boxes promised outrageous thrills, and filmmakers weren't afraid to mix genuine scares with a wink and a grin.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANISH JETHMALANI is Chicago Actor who has been on stages and screens for 30 years. You may recognize him from the horror flick Girl on the Third Floor with CM Punk. He is passionate Cinephile who contributed an essay on The Omen for the original HORROR 101: The A-List of Horror Films and Monster Movies. You can find him on letterboxed at https://letterboxd.com/ajet/ TIM PALACE is a lifelong Chicago-based genre fan with a particular devotion to the horrific. A committed collector of physical media, Tim has amassed close to 13,000 titles he's excited to share with his new terror tyke Oliver. DAVE JAMES PARKER is a YouTube film reviewer, collector, and former indie actor who has been running the Mr. Parka YouTube channel and podcast ‪‪@mrparka‬ for over 15 years. In recent years he has started a deep dive into 1980s horror films where he often collaborates with horror journalist, podcasters, and authors to discuss an assorted mix of genre films. He has made appearances in notable indie horrors Headless and Applecart. LARRY STERNSHEIN is a lifelong movie fan in Colorado and host of the movie memories podcast "Reel Early." Not only does he love talking about horror and action cinema, but is also a big pro wrestling fan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keep Searching, Keep Exploring, and, most of all, Keep Sharing the Scare!