Spookies (1986)

Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life ... See full summary »

Directors:

Genie Joseph, Thomas Doran,

Writers:

Ann Burgund (additional material), Thomas Doran (screenplay),

Stars:

Felix Ward, Maria Pechukas, Dan Scott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Felix Ward	...	Kreon
Maria Pechukas	...	Isabelle
Dan Scott	...	Kreon's Servant
Alec Nemser	...	Billy
A.J. Lowenthal	...	Korda / Son of Kreon & Isabelle
Pat Wesley Bryan	...	Drifter
Peter Dain	...	Peter
Nick Gionta	...	Duke
Lisa Friede	...	Carol
Joan Ellen Delaney	...	Linda
Peter Iasillo Jr.	...	Rich
Kim Merrill	...	Meegan
Charlotte Alexandra	...	Adrienne (as Charlotte Seeley)
Anthony Valbiro	...	Dave
Soo Paek	...	The Spider Woman

Storyline

Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride.

---

Plot Keywords:

sorcerer | 13th birthday | buried alive | back from the dead | wine | 

---

Taglines:

A night of unrelenting terror

---

Genres:

Horror

---

Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Goblin

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miggles Corporation N.V., Safir Films, Twisted Souls Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Well-known underground comic artist Richard Corben created the poster art and video box for this film.

---

Goofs

When Isabelle runs from the zombies at the end, cameramen shadows are frequently cast on the zombies.

---

Quotes

Duke: Uuuuuuhh, look at me: I'm Duke, the horny ghost.

---

Connections

Spoofs The Evil Dead (1981)

User Reviews

since when is death flammable?

Spookies is shy and unsure of itself at first but its confidence grows and shows us what its got starting with Duke's "What's behind this door?!" and subsequent chair smashing. All it needed was a little encouragement, encouragement that other reviewers are denying it!

Farting muck monsters in the basement! A Grim Reaper made out of oily rags! (apparently) An un-dead Winona Rider lookalike! A zombified Michael Jackson impersonator! More movies should be like Spookies! The movie doesn't take itself seriously and so neither should the audience. The American public can only take so much terrorists at sporting events-world being saved by greasy wife beater shirt wearing hung over Bruce Willis-Nicolas Cage types from Brian Depalma until our souls are empty, minds numbed, and we become zombies. Wait! If that happens we can make more movies like Spookies! My optimism and hope for the world has been renewed!