Old school American horror! Elvis, Don Coscarelli and the crew from Phantasm. Glitchy edits ala J-Horror! What gave Bubba Ho-tep its cult status? Everyone knows who Bruce Campbell is. Making exposition not just ok, but enjoyable. Bubba Ho-tep’s opinion of real life Elvis. Michael Dougherty’s Trick or Treat. Halloween block party! THE A-B-C- METHOD. Marilyn Manson’s cover of Sweet Dreams! Creature effects. A call for yearly Trick ‘r Treats.
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Bubba Ho-tep: 2:10 | Trick ‘r Treat: 19:16
Also referenced: Burn Notice, Jack Brooks Monster Slayer, Phantasm, The Ring, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Paranormal Activity, Planet Terror, Drag Me to Hell, Inside, JCVD, Bronson, My Name is Bruce, The Evil Dead, Death Race 2000, The Woods, Spider-Man, Escape from LA, X-Men, Dollhouse, Requiem for a Dream, Happiness, Bad Santa, Wes Craven (Cursed), Pulp Fiction, Go, Sin City, Hero, Black Dynamite, Enter the Dragon, Shaft
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Bubba Ho-tep
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Director: Don Coscarelli
Writer: Don Coscarelli
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout
Elvis and JFK, both alive and in nursing homes, fight for the souls of their fellow residents as they battle an ancient Egyptian Mummy.
Trick 'r Treat
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Director: Michael Dougherty
Writer: Michael Dougherty
Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Brett Kelly, Tahmoh Penikett
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband.
