Saturday the 14th (1981)

"When I get that book, I will rule the world! Think of it - famine! War! Death!"

Saturday the 14th and its sequel - Saturday the 14th Strikes Back - were always sat on the dustiest, darkest part of the video shop shelf. No doubt the film did enough business on its initial release (especially to warrant a sequel) but by the time I was stalking the aisles they probably hadn't been touched, let alone rented, in years. Still, what could be more appealling than that video cover to a ten year old? Well, a ten year old like me, I guess. It has everything you could want; Terror! Monsters! Artist interpretations of what the film is about! And hey, promises of an outrageous horror-comedy spoof!

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