Desert Storm vet who was killed in combat rises from the grave on July Fourth, to kill the unpatriotic citizens of his hometown, after some teens burn an American flag over his burial site.

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“In a certain New England town, it’s hard to keep the undead down. It’s shocking story continues courtesy of Larry Cohen, a maestro of cinematic horror (the It’s Alive trilogy) and writer of police-action thrillers (Best Seller, Maniac Cop), tapping into his senses of the macabre as well as satire in a clever chiller based on characters created by Stephen King. Joining in to bedevil and terrify are Michael Moriarty as an anthropologist asked to write a “bible” for the town’s ghastly group, Andrew Duggan as the leader of the town folk (including June Havoc and Evelyn Keyes) who hide their blood-feasting bent behind sweet exteriors and filmmaker Samuel Fuller in a rare on-screen role as a vampire hunter. For mortals who occasionally like to go to the devil – and come back – A Return to Salem’s Lot is one terrific terror trip.”

“Wicked Stepmother is a 1989 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. It is best known for being the last film of Bette Davis who withdrew from the project after filming began, citing major problems with the script and the way she was being photographed. Cohen later claimed she really dropped out due to ill health but avoided publicizing the truth for fear it would affect potential future employment. The actress died a few months after the film was released.”

“The original plot cast Davis as the title character, a chainsmoking witch named Miranda, who has married Sam while his vegetarian daughter Jenny and son-in-law Steve are on vacation. They return to find their new stepmother has filled their refrigerator with meat and played havoc with their collection of herbs. To explain Davis’ absence, the script was rewritten to introduce Miranda’s daughter Priscilla, who takes on a human form while her mother’s spirit inhabits the body of a cat. Priscilla then sets out to get Jenny who has figured out that there is something going on. She accuses her of messing up the kitchen, while Jenny’s on a bike ride. Priscilla ends up sleeping with Jenny’s husband. The entire time, she refuses to switch bodies with Miranda. Jenny then figures out that they’re witches and tries to stop them from ruining her family.”

Well, we at Killer Film are going to change that with a new feature called ‘Late Night Classics, where we will be bringing you reviews, interviews, and screenings from various favorites that have been lost in the shuffle.

I can’t think of a better film to kick things off than Larry Cohen’s 1985 satirical riff on consumerism, The Stuff. David ‘Mo’ Rutherford [Michael Moriaty] is a industrial sabotuer who is hired by the heads of the ice cream industry to investigate the hottest dessert on the market. It flies of the shelves with its great taste, no calories, and highly addictive taste. Little does anyone know is that The Stuff is a organism that takes over your body and turns you into a pod person. With the help of a young boy [Scott Bloom], a competitor named ’Chocolate Chip’ Charlie [Garrett Morris], and a advertising executive [Andrea Marcovicci] – Mo [money] Rutherfood sets out to destroy the parasitic blob that consumes people from the inside out.

The American Cinematheque brought in Larry Cohen to the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, California for a screening of The Stuff where he talked about his underappreciated stomach churner. He discussed everything from the origins of The Stuff – which he says, “Is an alien lifeform that bubbles up from the ground”, to the early role that was given to a young Eric Bogosion as a Supermarket Clerk. Patrick Dempsey also shows up in a uncredited role as a underground Stuff buyer.

Little did everyone know that Larry brought signed containers from the film to hand out to all the fans who attended. I was lucky enough to be in the first three rows and was the first person to get one when he tossed one in the audience. I couldn’t believe that I was now an owner of a piece of history. I recall an ad in my local newspaper for the movie when it opened, and I haven’t seen it anywhere since. It had a hand reaching out of a carton of The Stuff. I’d buy that for more than a dollar if someone can find it for me.

Maniac: A schizoid serial killer randomly stalks and kills various young women in New York, which he sees as revenge for the mistreatment he got while being raised by his own abusive mother.

Maniac Cop: Innocent people are being brutally murdered on the streets of New York City by a uniformed police officer. As the death toll rises, Detective Frank McCrae heads the investigation. Jack Forrest, a young cop, finds himself under arrest as the chief suspect. He and his girlfriend Theresa, along with McCrae then set out to solve the mystery before the Maniac Cop strikes again.

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