One of us recommends a horror film for the others to watch and we chat about it. Zombie Doom – I’m part of a podcast called Podcastmania. *I am differentiating between Craven’s Scream and Quisenberry’s Scream. It does it pretty well, throws in some twists and, when it ended, I nodded my head and said “Well done, everybody.” In my living room, that’s the highest praise I can give. Lover’s Lane won’t change your life, but it does everything slashers do. That’s how I saw School’s Out, which is a joy. I generally watched slashers that I’d never heard of around then. This was around the time of Valentine, which I’ve never seen. “More or less” is the qualifier I’m adding to account for twists.

Has ‘The Hook’ returned in the ‘Present Day’ to kill some more? Yes is the answer. “The Hook” killed some lovers on Valentine’s Day 13 years ago.

Lover’s Lane is a worthy addition to the canon. I adored them before I had the ability to watch them without being absolutely terrified. That acted as if we were launching ourselves right back to 1981-ish for a good time. For every “self-aware” slasher, which I can take or leave unless it’s called Student Bodies, there would be a slasher that acted as if Wes Craven’s Scream* never happened. Lover’s Lane – It was a fine time to be a slasher fan post-Scream. That thought will finally get me to watch the film. But, as I type this, it occurs to me that I can watch the film and maybe (if I’m looking in the right spots) I can see them again. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of those people again. We spent downtime flipping through the book and reading about Microwave Massacre and Jess Franco films. On the third day, I had Phil Hardy’s The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies in my car. Even though I was under a tent and the tent ended about 20 feet in front of me and there were people standing there.) I’ve never seen it so I don’t know if you can see me in it. (I had to get hit with the bag and drive away fast. On the second day, I was the guy at the Drive-Thru who has (I believe) Devon Sawa throw a bag of fast food at him. They were shooting at a very 1970s-looking fast food restaurant. These three days were incredibly fun squared. Some extra work was tedious beyond belief. Why is it on this list? Because in the Spring or Summer of 1998, I was an extra on Idle Hands for three lovely days. However, I hear that it’s a very funny horror comedy that I should have seen by now. Idle Hands – I have never seen Idle Hands.

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