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Technical gremlins and the end of the world cannot stop Birdhands from bringing you another classic from the slasher craze of the 1980's. But with two of us and only one sleeping bag, things may get messy.

Aside from a few facetime drop outs we get down in dirty in the drilling department with this weeks movie - The Slumber Party Massacre.

George Romero's film career was on life support in the mid seventies due to a series of flops which were not even admired by critics.

But after teaming up with Richard Rubenstein and hiring a young Tom Savini to handle the special effects work, he got the boost that would enable him to make "Dawn of the Dead".

While not really a horror movie, "Martin" is a very small and bleak story about a young man who believes he is a vampire. His crazy uncle also believes this as well and is ready to destroy him if he gets out of line.

You must see this film at least once. Join us as we keep the dream alive via facetime straight into the Birdhole as we watch The Cosby Mysteries. Wait, no, its George Romero's vampire movie, "Martin".

 

The Birdhole is on lock down. Being scrubbed and cleaned of our filth. Every stain and leak will be accounted for and archived for future reference.

But join us as we go remote via the world wide web to discuss all things movies. This episode we focus on key moments in film franchises that were poor creative choices that sent the series downhill.

We talk Halloween, Star Wars, Aliens, Friday the 13th, James Cameron, Terminator, and how we are keeping up during this potential end of the world scenario.

Sadly for us not much is different. So wash your bird, and wash your hands, and remain in isolation with Birdhands!

This episode was almost not going to happen due to Corey Feldman hacking us in real time. But the IT crew in the Bird Hole fought back and sent Corey a little gremlin to disrupt his movie screening.

And since we were messing with former child stars who are now kind of creepy, we decided to dust off this classic cyber thriller from 1981 called "Evilspeak".

Its stars Clint Howard. He is kind of the Frank Stallone to Ron Howard. While successful in his own right, his career will always be compared to his older brother who was also a big star.

This is a classic revenge tale that takes place at a strange military school where the jocks are out in full force. It might be one of the first movies to use a computer as a weapon as well.

Join us as we dial up AOL, and log onto Evilspeak!

Halloween Resurrection.

Forever known for killing the original franchise and giving us the Rob Zombie remake. For that alone this movie should be banished for eternity.

It should be noted that we at Birdhands actually saw this and H20 in the theaters when they were released. H20 was a decent little popcorn movie and played well with the audience on opening night. But this movie was not so good. While the premise was kind of unique, the execution was very poor.

And the 17 years have not been kind to it either. Everyone involved with it seems like they are just earning a paycheck.

Is it as bad as we remember? Let's find out.

1985 was an amazing year for movies. Back to the Future, The Goonies, The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, and that is a few of the great titles released that year.

So a few are bound to get lost in the shuffle. And they can't all be winners.

This film seems to be fondly remembered by some, and not remembered by others. Also it seems to get confused with the many other science fiction teen comedies at the time.

But hey, don't let my opinion influence you in any way, shape, or form. You can see for yourself and listen to us discover a somewhat overlooked movie from the greatest year of the eighties.

Degrassi! It may be the greatest television show of all time. I might be overdoing it but it is for sure a fan favorite. This week on Birdhands we watch four episodes of the most gripping television around in the 1980's.

Wheels runs away to the paradise known as Port Hope and gets molested by a vacuum salesman. But will his journey be worth it as he hopes to reunite with his birth father and join his rock band playing bass?

And speaking of bad trips, Shane and Luke drop acid at the Gourmet Scum concert and Shane does a header off a bridge. Not good as he was splitting his allowance with Spike for their baby.

Dwayne also lucks out by getting laid on summer vacation. He loses his virginity but finds something else. AIDS! Degrassi should have installed those condom machines a year earlier. All this and much more as Birdhands presents - Degrass-a-thon!

This movie is a masterpiece if judged by the creature effects alone. The Pumpkinhead creation by Stan Winston is easily his best work.

Sadly, he also directed it and not James Cameron. If this outstanding monster was in another movie I think it would be ranked up with Predator and Alien.

Memory lane can sometimes be a car crash. We remembered this one as being much better than it actually is. Is nostalgia alone enough to make this one enjoyable in 2020?

Join us as we carve a jack-o'-lantern out of "Pumpkinhead".

Jason Voorhees is dead. For a bit at least until he is brought back from the grave with a bolt of lightning. So now he is a sort of zombie killing machine. So is the title "Jason Lives" kind of a scam? He is undead and saying that he lives is not totally correct.

But one thing is for sure, he is on a rampage in this fifth sequel in the Friday the 13th franchise. You would think that the series would be getting stale by now but the filmmakers manage to inject some comedy and black humor into the script which was ahead of its time.

So grab a goalie mask and join us as we bury this weeks movie, Friday the 13th Part 6 - Jason Lives!

Bride of Frankenstein is easily one of the greatest sequels ever made. It might even be better than the original. Boris Karloff returns as The Monster and gives his greatest performance ever. Director James Whale also is back and adds comedy into the film which blends in perfectly for the most part.

There is not anything to complain about here. But things are always strange in the Birdhole. Join us as we invent the first viewmaster belt buckle, and feast our eye holes on The Bride of Frankenstein.