The Horror Show (1989) on Netflix
Detective Lucas McCarthy finally arrests Max Jenke, a serial killer known as Meat Cleaver Max. Jenke promises revenge from the electric chair, and the McCarthys move into a new house.
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Plot summary
The McCarthys have moved into a new house: Lucas, a detective, his wife Donna, and their children Bonnie and Scott. Lucas had chased Max Jenke, a serial killer known as Meat Cleaver Max, and he sat in the audience when the electric chair burned Jenke, who died promising revenge. Disturbances begin in the house, Lucas has hallucinations and behaves erratically, and his family comes under attack. Bonnie slips away to meet her boyfriend Vinnie in the cellar, and the family brings in Peter Campbell, a parapsychologist, who tells Lucas that nothing less than the destruction of Jenke's spirit will stop him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Horror Show (1989)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Fred Walton was initially set to direct but left after disagreements with producer Sean S. Cunningham, and David Blyth was then replaced by James Isaac a week into shooting because Cunningham was dissatisfied with the dailies.
- The film was rated X by the Motion Picture Association of America for its gore and later cut down to an R; the uncut footage was reinstated in a 2017 disc release by Arrow Video.
- The script was being reworked during production, a rewrite attributed to the accelerated schedule that distributor MGM/UA placed the film on.
