{"id":727,"date":"2016-11-25T07:41:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T12:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2017-05-04T09:37:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T14:37:49","slug":"black-friday-movie-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/?p=727","title":{"rendered":"Black Friday Movie Marathon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you wise enough to stay home and eschew the horrific crowds of shoppers during Black Friday in the United States (and for those who have already finished your shopping), I present you with a series of horror movies set in shopping centers! Sit back and relax as you graze on turkey sandwiches and leftover stuffing, all while feasting your eyes on the bloody consequences of a consumer society. This year, turn Black Friday blood red!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the first horror movies set in a shopping mall that most people will probably think of are\u00a0<em>Dawn of the Dead<\/em> (1978) and its 2004 remake, but that&#8217;s a little too easy. Instead, I wanted to dig a deeper and show some\u00a0lesser known movies, or at least movies that horror fans might not have thought about in a good long while. So with that, here are five tales of blood and terror that might make you a little more wary next time you decide to brave the malls during this holiday season!<\/p>\n<h2>Chopping Mall (1986)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qjmcqsyRPqk?list=PLZUuU9H8t_9vsm52Ll4785ZfhKutVfZB9\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Chopping Mall\u00a0<\/em>is about a group of teens who decide to stay in a mall after hours for a night of partying. Unfortunately for them, the mall&#8217;s newly installed\u00a0security measures feature robots who, after a bolt of lightning scrambles their circuits, turn into mechanized killing machines. It&#8217;s kind of like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9rlI3Xg9g_A\" target=\"_blank\">Short Circuit<\/a><\/em> if it took place in a mall and Johnny Five had started murdering everyone. Trapped\u00a0and hunted, the teens have to fight back in an attempt to survive the night. This movie has some great mayhem, cheesy 1980s laser blast effects, and some fun death scenes.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second directorial effort by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0691061\/?ref_=tt_ov_dr\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Wynorski<\/a> who would go on to direct many, many movies including greats such as\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qPzEfNAXFkc\" target=\"_blank\">Vampirella<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3KP5Iw1cVf8\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sharkansas Women&#8217;s Prison Massacre<\/em><\/a>. Wynorski has said that he was inspired by the 1954 movie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Haw0Ua-tG0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gog<\/em><\/a> which I haven&#8217;t seen, but which looks very similar. It seems that killer robots have been a fear for a very long time, but as time moves on the threat might be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2016\/06\/17\/engineer-creates-robot-that-decides-to-harm-humans-breaking-isaac-asimovs-first-law\/\" target=\"_blank\">more<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/robot-attack-china_us_5833e645e4b058ce7aacc025\" target=\"_blank\">real<\/a> than we&#8217;d like to imagine.<\/p>\n<h2>Phantom of the Mall: Eric&#8217;s Revenge (1989)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-731\" style=\"width: 551px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dRcvySjCxJI&amp;list=PLXxPz6A_C0UiAkdgZD0Z89x1yTO4ez70R&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-731\" src=\"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/phantom2.jpg\" alt=\"Sorry, embedding is disabled for this one. Click on the image to open the movie in YouTube in a new tab.\" width=\"551\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/phantom2.jpg 872w, http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/phantom2-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/phantom2-768x498.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/phantom2-232x150.jpg 232w, http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/phantom2-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sorry, embedding is disabled. Click on the image to open the movie in YouTube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the one movie on the list which I haven&#8217;t actually seen yet, but as I understand it&#8217;s like\u00a0<em>Phantom of the Opera<\/em>, only, you know, in a mall. The eponymous Eric was thought to be dead after his house burned down under suspicious\u00a0circumstances, but a mysterious figure who has a keen interest in Eric&#8217;s former girlfriend has been spotted in the mall built upon the ashes of Eric&#8217;s former residence. With a cast featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001736\/?ref_=tt_cl_t4\" target=\"_blank\">Pauly Shore<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000392\/?ref_=tt_cl_t9\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Fairchild<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0286010\/?ref_=tt_cl_t10\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Foree<\/a>, this certainly seems like something I&#8217;d enjoy.<\/p>\n<h2>The Initiation (1984)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fhBcDnC0Qbs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p>Horror movies and sororities seem to go hand-in-hand, so it&#8217;s no surprise that two movies on this list feature groups of college girls getting into trouble in shopping malls.\u00a0<em>The Initiation<\/em> stars <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001879\/?ref_=tt_cl_t3\" target=\"_blank\">Daphne Zuniga<\/a>\u00a0(probably best known as Princess Vespa from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uWVSVgU-I0s\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Spaceballs<\/em><\/a>, but who is\u00a0also featured in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1R6NVxLroK4\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Dorm the Dripped Blood <\/em><\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-yS6E2EXlnI\" target=\"_blank\"><em> The Fly II<\/em><\/a>) as a sorority initiate who becomes trapped and stalked in a mall long with her fellow pledges. With appearances by Clu Gulager (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GkhCAV3wmIU\" target=\"_blank\">Return of the Living Dead<\/a><\/em>) and Vera Miles (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DTJQfFQ40lI\" target=\"_blank\">Psycho<\/a>),\u00a0<em>The Initiation<\/em> is a solid movie with some nice moments.<\/p>\n<h2>Bio Zombie (1998)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9KLqo8CLkfY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p><em>Bio Zombie\u00a0<\/em>is a goofy horror comedy made in Hong Kong about\u00a0two scheming\u00a0VCD store employees who unwittingly unleash a zombie horde on the mall they work in. The makeup effects aren&#8217;t great, the direction is very cheesy, and the ending is surprisingly depressing, but\u00a0<em>Bio Zombie\u00a0<\/em>is an awful lot of fun to watch.\u00a0<em>Bio Zombie\u00a0<\/em>is one of the early films of director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0948159\/?ref_=tt_ov_dr\" target=\"_blank\">Wilson Yip<\/a> who is probably best known around the world for the<em> Ip Man<\/em> series starring Donnie Yen.<\/p>\n<h2>Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama (1988)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t2MRsO2Ik2Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001643\/?ref_=tt_cl_t2\" target=\"_blank\">Linnea Quigley<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0828288\/?ref_=tt_cl_t6\" target=\"_blank\">Brinke Stevens<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000292\/?ref_=tt_cl_t7\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Bauer<\/a>. These three names are synonymous with low-budget\u00a0horror and are really the only reasons you need to watch\u00a0<em>Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-rama<\/em>. This movie contains elements from all the previous movies on this list. Teenagers trapped in a mall. Sorority girls sent on a mission. A mysterious, supernatural creature unwittingly released to wreak havoc. This movie is pretty terrible, but in that charming way that only 1980s horror movies could manage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So there you have it, five classic horror movies set in a mall to watch while you recover from your Thanksgiving Day food coma. If you want to watch all of these movies non-stop, check out the playlist I created on YouTube. It&#8217;s over seven hours of Red Friday greatness.<\/p>\n<p>Playlist link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLZUuU9H8t_9vsm52Ll4785ZfhKutVfZB9\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLZUuU9H8t_9vsm52Ll4785ZfhKutVfZB9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn Black Friday blood red with this marathon of mall-themed horror movies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[348,346,347,352,345,351,350,349],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-bio-zombie","tag-black-friday","tag-chopping-mall","tag-marathon","tag-red-friday","tag-sorority-babes-in-the-slimeball-bowl-o-rama","tag-the-initiation","tag-the-phantom-of-the-mall-erics-revenge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":747,"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions\/747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lasttheater.cnjradio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}