# The Horror Show (1989)

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**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
**Directed by**: James Isaac
**Written by**: Leslie Bohem, Alan Smithee, Allyn Warner
**Starring**: Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer, Aron Eisenberg, Thom Bray

> *They tried to electrocute "Meat Cleaver" Max. It didn't work.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Black asphalt under a November drizzle, the flicker of a neon sign.

A detective unwraps a brown paper parcel, the knife inside branded with teeth marks.

Dead men don’t file missing persons reports. Robert imagined otherwise.

**Mood tags**: dread

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