A group of young Olympic hopefuls are slowly stalked by a crazed killer who is picking them off one-by-one with a javelin.
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Day of the Reaper (1984)
A cannibalistic killer stalks a group of beach goers in sunny Florida.
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Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Silent Night, Deadly Night When Billy Chapman is just a small boy, he witnesses his parents being brutally killed by a madman wearing a Santa Clause outfit. With no one left to take care of him, he and his infant brother are sent to a Catholic orphanage. But instead of getting the counseling he clearly […]
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The Initiation (1984)
The Initiation Kelly has been plagued by disturbing nightmares involving strange men, mirrors and fire, ever since she bonked her head and lost her memory when she was 9-years-old. A local professor who studies dreams at her school offers to try to help her decipher these recurring night terrors, but when she tells her parents […]
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Several teens in a small town all seem to be struggling with the same affliction: they keep having strange dreams. But these aren’t just any dreams. These dreams all take place in a sweaty boiler room surrounded by pipes and blood, and a mysteriously burnt man wearing a striped sweater […]
Read moreRunaway (1984) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
I can confirm that Tom Selleck’s mustache is great no matter the year, no matter the genre. You can practically feel the machismo oozing off of his upper lip’s grizzled fur baby. If you learn nothing else today, know that your face will never look as cool as his befollicled nasal undercarriage. And for that, […]
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Death Warmed Up (1984)
Dr. Archer Howell is determined to make humans immortal and believes he has the means and the knowledge to make it happen. His theories have already proven successful on mice, and he is now convinced the best way to further prove his hypothesis is by reanimating human corpses. Unfortunately for him, Professor Tucker thinks he’s […]
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The Company of Wolves (1984)
In a rustic manor out in the English countryside, Rosaleen lies in bed and dreams of a different world located in the distant forest outside her window, a world where her sister doesn’t exist, werewolves are real, and she has to journey through the darkened forest to visit her grandmother, all while wearing a bright-red […]
Read moreBlastfighter (1984)— Movie Reviews by a Mook
This time, the movie poster definitely captures some of what happens, like vehicle explosions. For a mix of hixploitation and revenge cinema set in the woods, there are a surprising number of cars and trucks that get blown up. Yet there is only one rainstorm and no lightning, so I feel a little let down. […]
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Frankenweenie (2012)
The plot to Frankenweenie is deceptively simple: Boy loves dog. Dog loves boy. Dog dies tragically. Boy brings dog back to life. Neighbors remember being forced to read Frankenstein in High School and FREAK. Let’s be fair though, when your neighbors look like this “Mad Sciencing” shouldn’t be that much of a surprising hobby. I […]
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