If you like horror show hosts than the name Zacherley will
mean something to you. I’ve known of
Zacherley for many years but had never actually seen him at work until now with
the feature Horrible Horror. The film is
a best & worst of clips anthology depicting scenes from approximately fifty
classic films.
Zacherley is an old and wise…man who lives in a crypt with
his faithful assistant Igor (whom you always hear but never see) but at the
beginning of the film Zacherley is being forced to abandon his crypt but he
wants to leave his audience by showing them clips from a few of his most
trusted friends (both good and bad). The
film is not only filled with clips from films but also trailers.
For a “clips” movie the real treat is when Zacherley
interrupts with his “puns” and “witticisms” which is why anyone would even
bother with these types of films.
Zacherley doesn’t just comment on the films but he entertains you (more
so than the clips from the films that you are shown). Therein is the only good thing about the
film. The clips that he’s decided to
show border on being so obscure that even the most seasoned horror and sci-fi fan
may not have even seen them. I sure
didn’t and the fact that there are no indicators from which film the clips came
from makes keeping up with the film a tad hard.
Directed by David Bergman the film is best when it focuses
on Zacherley and a more organized arrangement of the clips would have been
helpful. Modern audiences will probably
see the film as badly dated but those with an appreciation for horror show
hosts will find this an unexpected find.
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