Critters 2: The Main Course 1988  PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Scott Grimes, Liane Alexandra, Don Keith Opper, Barry Corbin, Tom Hodges, Sam Anderson, Lindsay Parker, Terrence Mann, Eddie Deezen, Herta Ware
Our ferocious furry friends are back after being mistaken for Easter eggs. It's more of the same, and you can watch it if you like your "main course" scraped from the bottom of your shoes.
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Desperation 2006  R, 131 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's Desperation
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer, Ron Perlman, Shane Haboucha, Kelly Overton, Sylvia Kelegian, Henry Thomas, Sammi Hanratty, Ewan Chung, Tom Parker
Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) is the sheriff in Desperation, Nevada, where the streets are littered with the bodies of townsfolk. He arrests travelers Peter and Mary Jackson (Henry Thomas and Annabeth Gish) and then Steve (Steven Weber), Cynthia (Kelly Overton), and John (Tom Skerritt) who are tossed in jail where they meet young, mysterious David (Shane Haboucha) who seems to have strange powers and an idea of what is going on. They realize that something very eerie is happening in Desperado. But, can these mere mortals really put an end to the devastation, or will friendly ghosts come to their aid?
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Psycho IV: The Beginning 1990 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey, CCH Pounder, Warren Frost, Donna Mitchell, Thomas Schuster, Sharen Camille, Bobbi Evors, John Landis, Kurt Paul, Louis Crume, Cynthia Garris, Doreen Chalmers, Alice Hirson
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is back one more time, and he's even more of a basket case. He calls into a radio talk show and tells about how his crazy, domineering mother (Olivia Hussey) has much to do with why he is what he is today as he reflects on his childhood. Now, Norman is plotting to kill Connie (Donna Mitchell) who is pregnant with his child.
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Quicksilver Highway 1997  TV, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer, Raphael Sbarge, Missy Crider, Veronica Cartwright, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bill Nunn, Bill Bolender, Amelia Neinle, Clive Barker, John Landis, William Knight
Christopher Lloyd hosts this made-for-TV film that presents two sub-par stories concerning body parts. In Stephen King's "Chattery Teeth," a man who has a set of chattering teeth picks up a hitchhiker, and the teeth do not seem to care for the guest. In Clive Barker's "Body Politic," a man's artificial hand takes control, leaves his body, and sets out to start a revolution of the hands.
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Riding the Bullet 2004 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Cliff Robertson, Barbara Hershey, Erika Christensen, Barry W. Levy, Chris Gauthier, Robin Nielsen, Matt Frewer, Nicky Katt, Jeffrey Ballard, Peter LaCroix
College student Alan Parker (Jonathan Jackson) is hitchhiking across Maine on Halloween to reach his dying mother's hospital when he is picked up by George Staub (David Arquette). George, it turns out, is really dead and collects souls. He gives Alan the choice: his soul or his mother's.
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 The Shining 1997 TV, 273 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's The Shining
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Melvin Van Peebles, Wil Horneff, Elliott Gould, Pat Hingle, Courtland Mead, Cynthia Garris, Mickey Giacomazzi, Tomas Herrera
This TV miniseries remake of the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film does a credible job of capturing the novel's intent but plods along at times. Jack (Steven Weber) has had tough times and now takes on the job of caretaker at a mountain hotel for the winter, bringing his wife and son with him. It doesn't take long before it is evident that evil forces are at work at the hotel.
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 Sleepwalkers 1992 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's Sleepwalkers
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Brian Krause, Madchen Amick, Alice Krige, Jim Haynie, Cindy Pickett, Ron Perlman, Lyman Ward, Dan Martin, Glenn Shadix, Cynthia Garris
A mother (Alice Krige) and her son (Brian Krause) move into a sleepy Midwestern town; it soon becomes clear that the couple is not your run-of-the-mill family, but turn into monstrous sleepwalkers that prey on young virgins for their life force. Descended from cats, they are only vulnerable to a cat's scratch. Their next victim, Tanya (Madchen Amick), proves to be a tough one to deal with. Bad, but might be fun on a winter's night.
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The Stand 1994  TV, 366 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's The Stand
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Ray Walston, Matt Frewer, Rob Lowe
A deadly virus from a government lab decimates most of the world's population, but this end of the world is just the beginning. The few human survivors dream of either the mystical Mother Abigail (Ruby Dee) or of the amiable Randall Flagg (Jamey Sheridan) whose smile seems a bit diabolical. These two characters represent either good or evil; followers on both sides prepare to take a stand.
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| 1. Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
2. Desperation (2006)
aka: Stephen King's Desperation
3. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
4. Quicksilver Highway (1997)
5. Riding the Bullet (2004)
aka: Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
6. The Shining (1997)
aka: Stephen King's The Shining
7. Sleepwalkers (1992)
aka: Stephen King's Sleepwalkers
8. The Stand (1994)
aka: Stephen King's The Stand
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