Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Spookies

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Yep, 1986 was a great year for genre movies — and also “Spookies” came out. In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe consider this overstuffed, underdone but super fun turkey of a horror movie. (originally published 09/10/2021)

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0:44.9	This is Rob Lamb.
0:45.9	And today we're going to go back to a much older episode of Weird House Cinema.
0:50.2	This one originally published 910, 2021.
0:53.9	It is going to be our look at the 1986 film Spookies.
0:58.5	This one's very uneven.
1:00.5	I think we described it at the time as being overstuffed and underdone, but it's still a heck of a lot of fun.
1:06.4	So if you enjoy B movies that are maybe a little rough around the edges,
1:13.3	Spookies might just be the film for you.
1:14.1	Let's jump right in.
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