Triskaidekafiles

Triskaidekafiles is a love letter to cheesy cinema from the 80s and 90s, with the occasional dip into other eras.  if you're a fan of MST3K, Elvira, Joe Bob Briggs, or just bad horror movies in general, Trisk is the place for you.

The Somnambulists (2005)

THE SOMNAMBULISTS

WRITER: Kevin Lane

DIRECTOR: Kevin Lane

STARRING: Tara Goudreau as Francesca Loomis

Jack Redman as Grandpa Loomis

Jordan Monaghan as Brody

Christine Murray as Detective Lee Bracket

Calvin Green as Detective Daniel Todd

QUICK CUT: A woman struggles to deal with her past while her grandfather has trouble sleeping

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Chillers (1987)

CHILLERS

WRITER: Daniel Boyd

DIRECTOR: Daniel Boyd

STARRING: Jesse Emery as Mason

Marjorie Fitzsimmons as Lindsey

Laurie Pennington as Sharon

Jim Wolfe as Ron

David Wohl as Conrow

Gary Brown as Scoutmaster Bob

Jesse Johnson as Billy Waters

Thom Delventhal as Tom

Bradford Boll as Nelson Crowder

Kimbery Harbour as Gloria and Ixpe

Michael M. Martin as Hunter

Mike Frasher as Ron's Brother

QUICK CUT: A group of people pass the time at a bus station while they wait for their connecting bus.

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Mortuary (1983)

MORTUARY

WRITERS: Howard Avedis and Marlene Schmidt

DIRECTOR: Howard Avedis

STARRING: Mary McDonough as Christie Parson

David Wallace as Greg Stevens

Bill Paxton as Paul Andrews

Lynda Day George as Eve Parson

Christopher George as Hank Andrews

QUICK CUT: A pair of families try and cope with their mutual losses in recent months

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Retribution (1987)

RETRIBUTION

WRITERS: Guy Magar & Lee Wasserman

DIRECTOR: Guy Magar

STARRING: Dennis Lipscomb as George Miller

Leslie Wing as Jennifer Curtis

Suzanne Snyder as Angel

Jeff Pomerantz as Alan Falconer

Pamela Dunlap as Sally Benson

Clare Peck as Carla Minelli

Chris Caputo as Dylan

Hoyt Axton as Lt. Ashley

Mario Roccuzzo as Johnny Blake

Danny Daniels as Rasta Doctor

Mike Muscat as Vito Minelli, Sr.

QUICK CUT: A man survives a suicide attempt, and tries to reacclimate to the world around him.

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Hideous Sun Demon (1958)

HIDEOUS SUN DEMON

WRITERS: Screenplay by E.S. Seeley, Jr.

Additional Dialogue by Doane Hoag

DIRECTOR: Robert Clarke

STARRING: Robert Clarke as Dr. Gilbert McKenna

Patricia Manning as Ann Russell

Nan Peterson as Trudy Osborne

Patrick Whyte as Dr. Frederick Buckell

Fred La Porta as Dr. Jacob Hoffman

Bill Hampton as Police Lt. Peterson

Donna King as Suzy's Mother

Peter Similuk as George Messorio

Robert Garry as Dr. Stern

Xandra Conkling as Suzy

QUICK CUT: A man discovers the effects the sun can have on your body.

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Curse of the Cannibal Confederates (1982)

CURSE OF THE CANNIBAL CONFEDERATES

WRITERS: Screenplay by Lon Huber

Original Story Concept by Tony Starke

DIRECTOR: Tony Malanowski

STARRING: Steve Sandkuhler as Wyatt

Christopher Gummer as Mel

Rebecca Bach as Sarah

Judy Dixon as Lin

Mark Redfield as Captain Matthew Mahler

Jim Ball as Bill

Bump Roberts as Deputy Franklin

Richard Ruxton as Police Captain Hal Fritz

Mimi Ishikawa as Blind Kiyomi

QUICK CUT: Some hunters run into another group in the woods, and fight over who gets the campsite.

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Killjoy Goes to Hell (2012)

KILLJOY GOES TO HELL

WRITER: John Lechago

DIRECTOR: John Lechago

STARRING: Trent Haaga as Killjoy

Victoria De Mare as Batty Boop

Tai Chan Ngo as Freakshow

Al Burke as Punchy

John Karyus as Skid Mark

Stephen Cardwell as Beelzebub

Jason Robert Moore as Detective Ericson

Cecil Burroughs as Detective Grimley

Randy Mermell as Dr. Simmons

Ian Roberts as Bailiff

Jim Tavare as Scribe

Jessica Whitaker as Sandie

QUICK CUT: There’s nothing funny about a trial.

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Death Machines (1976)

DEATH MACHINES

WRITERS: Screenplay by Joe Walders & Paul Kyriazi

Original Story by Joe Walders

DIRECTOR: Paul Kyriazi

STARRING: Ron Marchini as White Death Machine

Michael Chong as Asian Death Machine

Joshua Johnson as Black Death Machine

Mari Honjo as Madame Lee

Ron Ackerman as Lt. Clay Forrester

QUICK CUT: A martial arts class deals with some new rivals in town.

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Bloodstone: Subspecies 2

BLOODSTONE: SUBSPECIES 2

WRITER: Ted Nicolaou

DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolaou

STARRING: Anders Hove as Radu

Denice Duff as Michelle

Kevin Blair as Mel

Melanie Shatner as Rebecca

Pamela Gordon as Mummy

Michael Denish as Popescu

Ion Haiduc as Lt. Marin

QUICK CUT: Following the results of her trip in the first movie, Michelle tries to pull her life together and reconnect with her sister.

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Witch Academy (1995)

WITCH ACADEMY

WRITER: Screenplay by Mark Thomas McGee

DIRECTOR: Fred Olen Ray

STARRING: Robert Vaughn as The Devil

Veronica Carothers as Leslie/Becky

Ruth Corrine Collins as Darla

Suzanne Ager as Wanda Warden

Michelle Bauer as Tara

Jay Richardson as Professor Lamar

Don Dowe as Neal

Priscilla Barnes as Edith

QUICK CUT: A student struggles to get accepted by the sorority she’s pledging, and it does not go well.

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Zombie Cop (1991)

ZOMBIE COP

WRITERS: Story by J.R. Bookwalter

Written by Matthew Jason Walsh

DIRECTOR: Lance Randas

STARRING: Michael Kemper as Gill

Ken Jarosz as Stevens

James R. Black Jr. as Doctor Death

Bill Morrison as Buddy Van De Car

James L. Edwards as Sculley

Christina M. Bookwalter as Little Girl Victim

Bogdan Pecic as Forensic Doctor

QUICK CUT: A cop does his best to stop a criminal from poisoning all the children in town.

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Sucker (1998)

SUCKER

WRITER: Hans Rodionoff

DIRECTOR: Hans Rodionoff

STARRING: Yan Birch as Anthony

Monica Baber as Vanessa

P.K. Phillips as Lenore

Colleen Moore as Beth

Greg Fawcett as Seth

Alex Erkiletian as Reed Buccholz

QUICK CUT: A nurse who moonlights as a roadie needs to find a new job when the band dissolves and causes his life to spiral out of control.

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From Hell it Came (1957)

FROM HELL IT CAME

WRITERS: Screenplay by Richard Bernstein

From a story by Richard Bernstein and Jack Milner

DIRECTOR: Dan Milner

STARRING: Tod Andrews as Dr. William Arnold

Tina Carver as Dr. Terry Mason

Linda Watkins as Mrs. Mae Kilgore

John McNamara as Prof. Clark

Gregg Palmer as Kimo

Robert Swan as Tano

Baynes Barron as Chief Maranka

Suzanne Ridgway as Korey

QUICK CUT: An island vacation goes horribly wrong when the natives get restless.

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Earth vs. the Spider (2001)

EARTH VS. THE SPIDER

WRITERS: Screenplay by Cary Solomon & Chuck Konzelman and Max Enscoe & Annie deYoung

Story by Mark "Crash" McCreery and Cary Solomon & Chuck Konzelman

DIRECTOR: Scott Ziehl

STARRING: Dan Dan Aykroyd as Jack Grillo

Amelia Heinle as Stephanie Lewis

Devon Gummersall as Quentin Kemmer

Christopher Cousins as Officer Williams

Mario Roccuzzo as Nick Bezis

John Cho as Han

Theresa Russell as Trixie

QUICK CUT: A comic nerd gets to live out his wildest dreams, until they become a waking nightmare.

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Hologram Man (1995)

HOLOGRAM MAN

WRITERS: Story by Evan Lurie

Screenplay by Richard Preston Jr. and Evan Lurie

DIRECTOR: Richard Pepin

STARRING: Joe Lara as Decoda

Evan Lurie as Slash Gallagher

William Sanderson as Manny/Giggles

Tiny "Zues' Lister, Jr. as Eightball

Arabella Holzbog as Natalie

Nicholas Worth as One-Eye

Michele Smith as Casey

Derek McGrath as Secretary Culkin

Joseph Campanella as Dr. Stern

Michael Nouri as Edward Jameson

John Amos as Wes Strickland

QUICK CUT: A convicted felon gets out of prison early, and tries to reconnect with the officer who sent him to jail

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Atom Age Vampire (1960)

ATOM AGE VAMPIRE

WRITERS: Piero Monviso, Gino DeSantis, and Alberto Bevilacqua

DIRECTOR: Anton Giuilo Majano

STARRING: Alberto Lupo as Professor Albero Levin

Susanne Loret as Jeanette Moreneau

Sergio Fantoni as Pierre Mornet

Franca Parisi as Monique Rivere

Roberto Bertea as Sacha

Ivo Garrani as Commisario Bouchard

QUICK CUT: A dancer is willing to take any risk she can to fix her face following a horrible accident.

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