EXHUMED FILMS: 20 YEARS OF TERROR (2017) ***

I’ve never been to one of Exhumed Films’ all-night horror marathons or special screenings of long-lost cult classics.  This trailer compilation is a sampler of movies they’ve shown throughout the years.  For folks like me who haven’t been able to attend their shows, this is the next best thing.  While it’s certainly fun watching this at home, I can only imagine how it would play to a packed house. 

There are trailers for plenty of classic horror films and fan favorites.  Several of the genre’s top filmmakers are featured, with John Carpenter being the best represented with trailers for Assault on Precinct 13, Dark Star, and Halloween.  Even though trailers for such films as Last House on the Left, Phantasm, and Zombie have appeared on other trailer compilations over the years, it’s still good to see them again.  

If you’re a fan of trailer compilations like me, you’ll love seeing some of the more obscure titles.  The trailers for Monstrosity, The Night Daniel Died, and The Satanist sure piqued my curiosity.  I was also glad to see plenty of trailers for 3-D movies like Dynasty, Metalstorm:  The Destruction of Jared-Syn, and Treasure of the Four Crowns, but the one for Comin’ at Ya was truly something special.  One area that made this compilation different was its inclusion of films from the ‘90s like Dead-Alive, Candyman, and Naked Lunch.  I hope it’s a trend that continues in trailer compilations to come.

The ninety-minute running time feels a little brief.  Maybe that’s just because I’ve gotten so spoiled with the Trailer Trauma Blu-rays in recent years.  Still, it’s worth it just for the Beyond the Valley of the Dolls trailer alone.