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The Horror Show (1989) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Horror Show

Movie1989·95 min

The Horror Show

Directed by James Isaac

Horror Thriller Fantasy

A horror thriller film directed by James Isaac.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 75%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.4/10

172 ratings

About The Horror Show

Vowing revenge on the detective who apprehended him, serial killer "Meat Cleaver" Max Jenke returns from beyond the grave to launch a whole new reign of terror.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: trauma recovery, obsession, supernatural, domestic home, urban, rivals, detective investigator, villain protagonist, revenge quest, cat and mouse, serial killer, ghost haunting, slasher

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Details

Director: James Isaac
Language: English

Cast

Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart

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How The Horror Show Ranks

All movies

Top 75%

1980s movies

Top 80%

Horror movies

Top 75%

★James Isaac films#1 of 3

James Isaac's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

The Horror Show Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseeasy to followlight-touchintimatehauntinggritty

unsettling

What it's about

revenge questcat & mousetrauma recoveryobsessiondetective investigatorvillain protagonistrivalssupernaturalserial killerhauntingslasherdomestic homeurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty