Throughout the 1970s, a young, born-out-the-1970s, a young, born-and-bred New York filmmaker called Frank Hennon Lutter began writing his first feature.

He wrote the script while walking around Times Square at night.

Hennon-Lotter grew up on a diet of exploitation and sex exploitation films screened

on 42nd Street and was keen to write a low-budget film that captured the, quote, seedy but

wonderful atmosphere of New York City at night. That film eventually became basket case,

a horror movie about a psychopathic, deformed, surgically

removed conjoined twin who was carried around New York City by his brother in a basket

and goes on a killing spree.

Basketcase was shot on a micro budget of $35,000 on 16mm film and took years to make.

Eventually, it was blown up to 35 mil when it was finally shown in theaters in 1982.

And throughout the next decade, basket case grew in popularity through word of mouth,

becoming somewhat of a cult phenomenon.

How about if I stick my tongue at your throat?

By 1990, Frank Henan Lutter was able to make a glossier, more accessible movie

that still maintained that emphasis on grimy, New York, slees, and subcultures.

This film was Frankenhooker.

While both Barskey Case and Frankenhooker are low-budget, provocative B-movies,

both have become favorites amongst horror fans over the years

for containing that unique Henanlotta mix of gore, slees, eccentric

characters and a surprising amount of heart. Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of man-made

monsters and we discuss two Frank Henenlotta cult classics, basket case and Frankenhooker.

Welcome back to the evolution of horror. My name is Mike Munter and as ever I am your host. In this

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