Hear the behind the scenes tales of the dvd commentary recording sessions, learn what chester is up. That tales from the quadead zone as a title suggests four stories, because of quadead represents four, but only has two and a bookend it itself the perfect introduction to this offthebeatentracks production. Tales from the quadead zone, a threestory anthology, is chester n. Following up the exhaustingyethilarious filth of black devil doll from hell 1984, turner and friends are in a very distinctive place. Black devil doll from hell 1984 tales from the quadead. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 cast and crew moviefone. Cory follows with yet another recent indie release, this time about a poop filled sewer, septic man.
Tales from the quadead zone movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Chief among these vhsonly oddities is tales from the quadead zone, a holy grail of tape collectors, shot on video and selfreleased by chicago writerdirector chester novell turner. Black devil doll from hell tales from the quadead zone boxset. Jones in tales from the quadead zone 1987 tales from the quadead zone 1987. Two of the films stories, food for and the wraparound story unseen vision, were shot in alabama while the brothers was shot in chicago. Its practically impossible to separate a movie like quadead zone from its context. Food for centers upon a family that is so poor that they are unable to afford food for every family member. Black devil doll from hell tales from the quadead zone. Tales from the quadead zone video 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. New york filmmaker sean weathers continues to make films in the blaxploitation horror genre. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 a mother reads two spooky stories to her dead son.
Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie ultra rare. Jun 10, 2010 out of all these movies, tales from the quadead zone 1987 is an extreme example, and its pretty near the bottom of the barrel. Turners 1987 horror film tales from the quadead zone is said to be the rarest movie released on vhs. Of his two braindamaged films, tales from the quadead zone earns a slight edge over black devil doll from hell, mainly because its a. Jul 06, 2012 failing on nearly every traditional level, tales from the quadead zone is often described as a car crash of a film. If you can find this video anywhere, please support the filmmaker and distributor if there is one and purchase a copy from them.
Black devil doll from hell 1984 was taken away from his by distributors who reedited it against his will, whilst tales from the quadead zone itself was a self released title. Forest concludes his trek into the films of vhs rental past with a rather rare one, tales from the quadead zone. Last year, the site made the jump to print with the amazing book bleeding skull. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 scary horror movies. Thats a reference to turners second movie, tales from the quadead zone, which also went straight to vhs in 87 and became an even more elusive collectors item. This is an experience that can never be replicated, repeated, or equaled.
Anyway, tales from the quadead zone is effectively a twilight zone knockoff, starring shirley l jones of bddfh as a mother reading stories from the eponymous book to the ghost of her dead child, bobby. The sun video release of last house on dead end street is a runnerup, with. A medical examiner conducting autopsies on victims of a horrible car crash, imagines how they may have lived their lives. New listing dvd movie double feature tales from the crypt mon001178 preowned. Tales from the quadead zone museum of arts and design. Actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll from hell to be in front of turners camcorder, and reads two spooky tales to the ghost of her dead son, bobby. Chester novell turner and black devil doll are back the. The film is composed of two stories, food for and the brothers, both of which are narrated by a mother shirley l. Regardless of my ultimate opinion on the hour long video, which i will get into, the story of chester novell turner is fascinating, a figure who deserves to be included in shoton. There is a legend surrounding homemade horror moviemaker chester novell turner, a legend that may or may not be deserved. A woman reads stories from a horror anthology called tales from the quadead zone to her invisible son. Before we get into this film, lets just look at mr.
Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie ultra rare z. He did a straighttovideo and shot on video flick called black devil doll from hell. Shot on video and 8mm horror movies show list info. Its recorded over a tinny casio keyboard beat and plays out like one of those corny halloween cds full of stock cackles and groans, except here we have a witch. Ghesseha is a 2014 iranian drama film directed by rakhshan banietemad. See the full list of tales from the quadead zone cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Finally finished watching a movie my mother cut off so many years ago for being too disrespectful. Oct 22, 2010 brain bludgeon and tales from the quadead zone i am very excited to announce that a six month obsessive, obscure horror themed mashup project ive been working on with my good friend shal ngo, will finally have its debut at the rerun theater in brooklyn on oct 29th, 2010. No quotes approved yet for tales from the quadead zone. When we finally return to shirley, she kills her hotheaded boyfriend, and theres a bloody finale as the cops arrive. Tales from the quadead zone, also stylized tales from the quadead zone, is a 1987 american anthology blaxploitation horror film and cult classic that was written, directed, and produced by chester novell turner. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tales from the quadead zone near you. At barely 60 minutes long tales from the quadead zone hardly qualifies as a full length feature film and looking at it will only cement that notion in your head. Though you dont get a pottymouth rapist demon doll in this one, you do get a horror anthology comprised of three stories introduced by a rap main title sequence that offers a fairly.
Stories in the anthology include, legend of the peoples demon, rope a dope, inside the room, and l. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 considered to be the rarestmost valuable vhs release of all time zgrade horror anthology is an analog age anomaly full movie. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie zgrade horror. In this movie a woman reads stories from a book baring the same name as the movie to her ghost son. So now youre probably asking, what exactly is a quadead zone. Tales from the quadead zone fares a wee bit better and i do mean a wee bit. For some, his black devil doll from hell and its anthology companion piece tales from the quadead zone are lost artifacts from a time when cinema only required a camcorder, a willing cast, and an idea. In fact, taken together, black devil doll from hell and tales from the quadead zone demonstrate a wholly distinct and idiosyncratic filmmaking sensibility. Jones is known for her work on black devil doll from hell 1984, tales from the quadead. Calling tales from the quadead zone underground does it a disserviceits practically extraterrestrial. Nov 17, 20 hes a complete outsider in so many ways.
Turner, rickey roach, chester tankersley, chester novell turner. Chester novell turner is back with a horror anthology called tales from the quadead zone, and, thankfully its an improvement on black devil doll from hell i couldnt help but love the endearing drawings in the opening credits, surely included after taking a bit of inspiration from george romeros creepshow, but executed on a budget so low it barely exists. The cinema snob aka brad jones talks about movies that are weirder than weird, worse than the worst, the kind of shit that even mst3k wouldnt touch. Failing on nearly every traditional level, tales from the quadead zone is often described as a car crash of a film. It was selected to compete for the golden lion at the 71st venice international film festival, where it won the award for best screenplay. While some directors have continued to produce these types of films, like black devil doll from hell and tales from the quadead zone they were produced with a minimal budget and were poorly made. The original intent will baffle to no end, but one things for sure. Work on tales from the quadead zone began three years after turner completed his first film, black devil doll from hell, which was initially intended to be one of the anthologys stories. And i really believe that when its all said and done thats all any director really wantsfor their film to be remembered. Turners second and final dig into selfreleased, sov sludge. Pulled right from the directors master tape, massacre are also including a commentary with turner and starlet shirley jones, the alternate hollywood home theater vhs release edit, a rare photo gallery, and, best of all, chesters impossible to find followup, tales from the quadead zone 1987.
Though you dont get a pottymouth rapist demon doll in this one, you do get a horror anthology comprised of three. After all, that the film is one of the most utterly screwy examples of outsider art masquerading as entertainment. Sep 10, 20 tales from the quadead zone 1987, directed by chester novell turner. With corey feldman, gabriel jarret, bret hart, zachary vazquez.
Hear the behind the scenes tales of the dvd commentary recording sessions, learn what chester is up to today, and find out all about devil dolls who. The packed house, including a batch of people who resorted to standing in the back, could see that the director of black devil doll from hell and tales from the quadead zone, two of the most memorable shotonvideo films of the vhs era, was very much alive. A 1980s trash horror odyssey, and hes spent the past several months touring on a promotional campaign with the book along with chester novell turner, the newlyrediscovered auteur behind black devil doll from hell and tales from the quadead zone. Sep 08, 2015 posts about tales from the quadead zone written by doc. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 black horror movies.
She sits him down in a chair and gets the book called tales from the quadead zone and reads him two tales. The film is considerably shorter which is already a plus because had it ran any longer and id have that urge to concuss myself into unconsciousness again. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie zgrade horror anthology that was sold from the directors van one of the most valuable vhs tapes ever. Chester novell turner, where in the world were you. Since kess fateful purchase and the following recognition that sprouted from it, tales from the quadead zone along with chester n. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll from hell to be in front of turners camcorder, and reads two spooky tales to the ghost of her dead. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 12 out of 4 a woman shirley latanya jones is in her small house with the ghost of her dead son who wants to hear some stories. Actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll from hell to be in front of turners camcorder, and reads two spooky tales to the ghost of. Actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll from hell to be in front of turners camcorder, and reads two spooky tales to the ghost of her dead.
Shot on video and 8mm horror movies list challenges. They honed the skillz, cut the sex, and unwittingly churned out the greatest sov trash film of all time. Tales from the quadead zone letterboxd your life in film. He has several screenplays at the ready, including tales from the quadead zone 2 and a film about an afterbirth that comes to life. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie ultra rare zgrade anthology horror casio synth. Black devil doll from hell tales from the quadead zone dvd, 20, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Rider, doug daverport, johnnie tanguy, chris calloway. Dec 04, 20 tales from the quadead zone 1987 massacre video another camcorder classic from chester novell turner. All tales from the quadead zone movie posters,high res movie posters image for tales from the quadead zone.
See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Tales from the quadead zone the movie database tmdb. When that mindset hits, the film is elevated above the expected sov expectations. Tales from the quadead zone food for a tale about hunger and its effect on one poor family and one family members soultion to this devastating problem. Tales from the quadead zone 0 out of 5 shrouds for the finished film but 5 out of 5 shrouds because its so darned earnest. An ultracheap horror movie shot on video or what the snob calls shot on shiteo, it just barely qualifies as being a movie in the first place. Now, quadead might imply that there would be four stories here, but there are three which might be a blessing in disguise. Two brothers, fred and ted johnson, brothers whom have hated eachother from birth. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 is a horror movie starring shirley l. There may be language used in this slaughter film podcast that is not suitable for all listeners. Actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll from hell to be in front. After completing quadead zone, turner quit filmmaking because he hadnt made any money at it and started a construction business. The duo also discuss visiting the levels of fear of ghost lake, a. Actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll.
Jones returns from black devil doll from hell to star in this weird film about a woman who reads a book to her dead son which consists of two horror tales. Tales from the quadead zone is incredibly effective with its bad decisions and equally defective. Turners other film black devil doll from hell have had a meteoric rise to underground vhs horror fame with massacre videos fullon deluxe official reissues, a tour of screenings across the country and even. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 considered to be the. Clubs katie rife writes an excellent piece on vhs horror collectors.
Call it the things era of fright flicks, a cultural point when. Multiple formats, box set, color, full screen, ntsc, widescreen. Its as exploitative as youd think, and its ranked up there with the worst movies of all time. The second story features a zombie clown from hell.
Shot on video sov horror films in the 1980s were busted out to. However, the film s earnest ambitions, and resulting great failure, make it a true camp classic made possible by the vhs camcorder. Oct 11, 20 the packed house, including a batch of people who resorted to standing in the back, could see that the director of black devil doll from hell and tales from the quadead zone, two of the most memorable shotonvideo films of the vhs era, was very much alive. Horror directors career back from the dead chicago tribune. The cinema snob tales from the quadead zone tv episode. Basically an ambitious home movie with some magic tricks used for special effects, this is. Unfortunately his career as of yet consists of only two films.
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