Slumber POLLty Massacre: Favorite Offbrand Old School Slasher Flick

It's not on here, but it fits - TOURIST TRAP.

Ok, wanna start by saying the telekinesis at times really got in the way of this movie. and I wasn't surprised to find out afterwards that it wasn't part of the original story, but was demanded by the director/producer. at times it hamstrung things, because he used telekinesis to kill the very first person, then from then on, often just used it to control his mannequins.

I feel like the movie woulda been better if they got rid of the animation of the mannequins and telekinesis and just made Chuck Connors a creepy disturbed guy who killed people and manually turned them into inanimate mannequins.

but...I still liked it, flaws or not. it was definitely original in its concept, and I very much enjoyed the remote setting of the movie, Chuck Connors's mannerisms/demeanor, and the creepy-weird vibe of the museum. I definitely support more odd-ball movies of this type.

anybody seen Cemetery of Terror (1985)? definitely fits this category, though this one was Mexican. definite homages to Halloween in some ways, but mostly it's a thin story with really effective atmosphere and framing. about a serial killer brought back to life through a satanic ritual.