I am now officially a synthwave junkie and planning on moving on to the next wave of my total 80s immersion by watching some inspiring ‘monster of the week-esque’ films. Any recommendations?
Along with Jason Cordova’s recommended synthwave artists check out. Miami heat 1984, Carpenter Brut and Irving Force.
Didn’t Big Trouble in Little China pretty much get explicitly called out on an earlier post as MotW, 80s style?
Didn’t Big Trouble in Little China pretty much get explicitly called out on an earlier post as MotW, 80s style?
Yes – perhaps I should exclude ghostbusters and any Carpenter film at this point….
Yes – perhaps I should exclude ghostbusters and any Carpenter film at this point….
Interestingly, Terminator has some intersections with MotW, though you might have to squint a little.
Interestingly, Terminator has some intersections with MotW, though you might have to squint a little.
Monster squad
Monster squad
I thought about monster squad… And a robot from the future nice! I’m going to attempt to reference as many as possible in the game and see how many the players pick up on
I thought about monster squad… And a robot from the future nice! I’m going to attempt to reference as many as possible in the game and see how many the players pick up on
If I could just get hold of Friday the 13th the series that would be fried gold
If I could just get hold of Friday the 13th the series that would be fried gold
Also C.H.U.D would make a great setting
Also C.H.U.D would make a great setting
Nice
Nice
Not quite the aesthetic you were going for, but what about Jaws?
Not quite the aesthetic you were going for, but what about Jaws?
Hmm I think I’m going to go eclectic so Jaws could work…
Hmm I think I’m going to go eclectic so Jaws could work…
Chinese Radioactive Robot Were-Sharks from the Future!
Chinese Radioactive Robot Were-Sharks from the Future!
Shit! I was going to mention a bunch of cheesy 80s horror/creature movies to Jason Cordova the other day and forgot. So I’ll just mention them to everybody.
The Wraith: Dead guy comes back to life both as Charlie Sheen and as a car in order to take vengeance upon the director of The Notebook and Clint Howard’s hair. Could totally work as a Supernatural episode.
Trick or Treat: Dead devil-worshiper rock god comes back from the grave to terrorize a teenager via the radio. Or something. It’s been a while. Cameos from Ozzy Osbourne (as a preacher) and Gene Simmons.
Poltergeist!: Obvs. But some good stuff in there, like with the television and the bizarre pocket dimension thing. And if you can do a Zelda Rubinstein impersonation at the game table, you’re gold.
Q: The Winged Serpent (or just Q): David Carradine has to combat a giant flying reptile residing at the top of the Chrysler Building and terrorizing New York. Michael Moriarty is creepy.
Re-Animator: Loosely based on Lovecraft’s Herbert West: Re-Animator. Pretty decent, actually, if really over the top.
Vampire’s Kiss: I mentioned this on the podcast. Nicolas Cage’s most ridiculous performance, I think. There is no real monster here; just a guy who thinks he’s a vampire, and the terrible things he does as a result. Could inspire a nice red herring session where players think they know what’s going on and are really wrong.
The Blob: I haven’t seen this since I was a kid, but, well… It’s a thing. Certainly a lot different than the other stuff I was coming across looking for movies.
Pumpkinhead: Haven’t seen this one at all. That said, it’s called “Pumpkinhead,” is about a man getting revenge on whoever killed his kid (I think), and Lance Henriksen is in it. …Why haven’t I seen this movie again?
The Lair of the White Worm: Hugh Grant, descendant of an ancient dragon-lizard slayer, must combat a modern-day cultist of the slain dragon and prevent her from raising it back up and setting it loose on the world.
Puppet Master: I haven’t actually seen the original, but it certainly seems like perfectly good MotW fodder.
Elves: I wrote something for this one, but nevermind. I’ll just quote IMDB: A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves, an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store with an elf, and only Dan Haggerty, as the renegade loose-cannon Santa Claus, can save them. YOU’RE WELCOME.
Shit! I was going to mention a bunch of cheesy 80s horror/creature movies to Jason Cordova the other day and forgot. So I’ll just mention them to everybody.
The Wraith: Dead guy comes back to life both as Charlie Sheen and as a car in order to take vengeance upon the director of The Notebook and Clint Howard’s hair. Could totally work as a Supernatural episode.
Trick or Treat: Dead devil-worshiper rock god comes back from the grave to terrorize a teenager via the radio. Or something. It’s been a while. Cameos from Ozzy Osbourne (as a preacher) and Gene Simmons.
Poltergeist!: Obvs. But some good stuff in there, like with the television and the bizarre pocket dimension thing. And if you can do a Zelda Rubinstein impersonation at the game table, you’re gold.
Q: The Winged Serpent (or just Q): David Carradine has to combat a giant flying reptile residing at the top of the Chrysler Building and terrorizing New York. Michael Moriarty is creepy.
Re-Animator: Loosely based on Lovecraft’s Herbert West: Re-Animator. Pretty decent, actually, if really over the top.
Vampire’s Kiss: I mentioned this on the podcast. Nicolas Cage’s most ridiculous performance, I think. There is no real monster here; just a guy who thinks he’s a vampire, and the terrible things he does as a result. Could inspire a nice red herring session where players think they know what’s going on and are really wrong.
The Blob: I haven’t seen this since I was a kid, but, well… It’s a thing. Certainly a lot different than the other stuff I was coming across looking for movies.
Pumpkinhead: Haven’t seen this one at all. That said, it’s called “Pumpkinhead,” is about a man getting revenge on whoever killed his kid (I think), and Lance Henriksen is in it. …Why haven’t I seen this movie again?
The Lair of the White Worm: Hugh Grant, descendant of an ancient dragon-lizard slayer, must combat a modern-day cultist of the slain dragon and prevent her from raising it back up and setting it loose on the world.
Puppet Master: I haven’t actually seen the original, but it certainly seems like perfectly good MotW fodder.
Elves: I wrote something for this one, but nevermind. I’ll just quote IMDB: A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves, an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store with an elf, and only Dan Haggerty, as the renegade loose-cannon Santa Claus, can save them. YOU’RE WELCOME.
Are all those real films?
Are all those real films?
Ohhhhh yeah they are.
The Wraith: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092240/
Trick or Treat: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092112/
Poltergeist: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/
Q: The Winged Serpent: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084556/
Re-Animator: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089885/
Vampire’s Kiss: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098577/
The Blob: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094761/
Pumpkinhead: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925/
The Lair of the White Worm: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095488/
Puppet Master: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098143/
Elves: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099496/
Ohhhhh yeah they are.
The Wraith: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092240/
Trick or Treat: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092112/
Poltergeist: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/
Q: The Winged Serpent: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084556/
Re-Animator: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089885/
Vampire’s Kiss: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098577/
The Blob: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094761/
Pumpkinhead: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925/
The Lair of the White Worm: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095488/
Puppet Master: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098143/
Elves: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099496/
Killer klowns from outer space!
Great movie but not sure the blob would play well. One of those run away and nuke it from orbit situations…
Aliens!
Killer klowns from outer space!
Great movie but not sure the blob would play well. One of those run away and nuke it from orbit situations…
Aliens!
Do Troma films count as 80s flicks?
Do Troma films count as 80s flicks?
This may be a controversial statement, but I’d assert that the ones from the 80s do.
This may be a controversial statement, but I’d assert that the ones from the 80s do.
Steve Mains LOL
Steve Mains LOL