I am honestly afraid of the day I run out of new cheap-ass 80’s slasher trash to watch. I have no idea what I’ll do but I hope it’s far enough away that I can forget what I’ve watched and just rewatch these wonderful movies over again like it’s my first time.

I really kinda liked this! I mean it’s awful...really awful...but totally my kind of awful. This one is about a bunch of people camping in the winter...like in the snow...and let me just tell you that it snows non-stop all winter where I live and NO NO NO, “snow camping” is NOT a thing! So, we know from minute 1 that believability is not an issue this movie…

Film #36 of Shocktober17

Super goofy, late 80s slasher movie that is extremely middle of the road. We start off with a family who, against nearly everyone's wishes except their father, are vacationing in the woods... in winter. Their camp grounds are disturbed when a man hitching a trailer arrives, and brings with him his straight outta the psych ward son, Bernie (which is maybe the least threatening name ever?)

There's some cool stuff going on especially in the beginning when Bernie is wearing a strait jacket and non-descript mask/hood which is actually creepy, but it ditches this get up only 20 minutes into the movie for a less creepy cowboy hat and flannel so he can stalk some kids…

For some reason, I've always been drawn to this slasher. Coming out in 1989, this is about as formulaic as humanly possible. There is absolutely nothing that separates this film from the rest of the pack. That being said, if you're into watching a straight fun slasher, this is your movie.

Bernie is a psychopath. Bernie also loves microwave ovens. While on a camping trip, Bernie's father unleashes him on a family for their appliances. During the attack, Bernie's pop has a heart attack and croaks, leaving Bernie to venture off on a killing spree.

If you can get passed some of the pacing issues, there's a lot of fun to be had with Moonstalker. The body count is fucking…

Pop’s got bad teeth & a straight-jacketed nutcase for a son who he keeps in a small camper. When they come upon a family with a better RV, Pop lets the boy, Bernie, out for a little fireside fun. The killer’s origin story, told around a campfire, is somewhat unique in this winter slasher, but the whole affair is pretty uneven. Some actors seem to be in a spoof, some in a campy goof & a few in a serious flick. There’s a militant survival camp leader with a fetishy girlfriend, a deputy who looks like a child, a killer who wears a cowboy hat & sunglasses, a complex dead-body fake-out device & two counts of unbelievable diegetic music. The gore is low, consisting…

Holy hell this was a lot of fun. I would venture to say that this was the best bumbling slasher film I've seen since Madman. I suppose it isn't as good as that cheesy gem, but it's close. Madman has a super catchy theme and at least one truly awesome kill where Moonstalker has to win you over mostly on the strength of its feisty fromage.

While I'm not sure that Moonstalker has as much replay value as c-level monolith Madman, it does have a ton of unexpected silliness that the best indie surprises from the eighties have. If you do a quick search online you'll probably see the hilarious Diaper Head costume the killer wears which is quickly replaced…

Boring. That's really all that needs to be said about this movie. It's a no-budget slasher that has the style and incompetence of an early 80s knock off, but it's so late in the slasher cycle that it can't be forgiven. A lazy attempt at a movie, Moonstalker was a disappointment, even with my low low expectations.

Look - making a movie is NOT easy, no matter how much money and talent you have behind it, no matter the script and effects at your disposal. The problem with Moonstalker is there's no effort by anyone, the script is shit, the acting isn't bad because everyone just seems bored, the effects are non-existent.

What bothers me the most is that the…

Despite a few creative ideas for a late 80's slasher, this ends up being nothing more than a pretty lazy-feeling attempt at a camp-movie like Friday the 13th with no real original idea behind it. I loved the look of the killer in the beginning as it was a good look for a masked 80's slasher but most of the movie he's just wearing a hat and sunglasses. Anytime you might think it's leading up to something good, it gives you a half-assed kill and cuts to another boring conversation among our leads.

I don't think this movie is so atrocious to be completely unwatchable - save for one or two actors, the performances aren't bad and the last 15…