Turners second and final dig into selfreleased, sov sludge. 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. 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. Black devil doll from hell tales from the quadead zone. They honed the skillz, cut the sex, and unwittingly churned out the greatest sov trash film of all time. Before we get into this film, lets just look at mr. 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. Nov 17, 20 hes a complete outsider in so many ways. Following up the exhaustingyethilarious filth of black devil doll from hell 1984, turner and friends are in a very distinctive place. 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. After all, that the film is one of the most utterly screwy examples of outsider art masquerading as entertainment. Shot on video sov horror films in the 1980s were busted out to. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie ultra rare zgrade anthology horror casio synth. Now, quadead might imply that there would be four stories here, but there are three which might be a blessing in disguise.
Sep 10, 20 tales from the quadead zone 1987, directed by chester novell turner. This is an experience that can never be replicated, repeated, or equaled. Unfortunately his career as of yet consists of only two films. New listing dvd movie double feature tales from the crypt mon001178 preowned. Tales from the quadead zone letterboxd your life in film. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 a mother reads two spooky stories to her dead son. He has several screenplays at the ready, including tales from the quadead zone 2 and a film about an afterbirth that comes to life. 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. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 considered to be the. 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.
Calling tales from the quadead zone underground does it a disserviceits practically extraterrestrial. If you can find this video anywhere, please support the filmmaker and distributor if there is one and purchase a copy from them. However, the film s earnest ambitions, and resulting great failure, make it a true camp classic made possible by the vhs camcorder. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 scary horror movies. Rider, doug daverport, johnnie tanguy, chris calloway. 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. The second story features a zombie clown from hell. Chester novell turner, where in the world were you. 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 original intent will baffle to no end, but one things for sure. Its practically impossible to separate a movie like quadead zone from its context. Clubs katie rife writes an excellent piece on vhs horror collectors. Failing on nearly every traditional level, tales from the quadead zone is often described as a car crash of a film. 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 black horror movies.
When we finally return to shirley, she kills her hotheaded boyfriend, and theres a bloody finale as the cops arrive. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tales from the quadead zone near you. 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. 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. Multiple formats, box set, color, full screen, ntsc, widescreen. Tales from the quadead zone video 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dec 04, 20 tales from the quadead zone 1987 massacre video another camcorder classic from chester novell turner.
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. 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. Since kess fateful purchase and the following recognition that sprouted from it, tales from the quadead zone along with chester n. New york filmmaker sean weathers continues to make films in the blaxploitation horror genre. 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. It was selected to compete for the golden lion at the 71st venice international film festival, where it won the award for best screenplay. Two brothers, fred and ted johnson, brothers whom have hated eachother from birth. 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. 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. 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.
Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie zgrade horror. See the full list of tales from the quadead zone cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A tale of hatred and revenge of supernatural proportions. Jones in tales from the quadead zone 1987 tales from the quadead zone 1987.
He did a straighttovideo and shot on video flick called black devil doll from hell. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 cast and crew moviefone. Tales from the quadead zone is incredibly effective with its bad decisions and equally defective. In this movie a woman reads stories from a book baring the same name as the movie to her ghost son. 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. There may be language used in this slaughter film podcast that is not suitable for all listeners. 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. Actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll from hell to be in front.
The sun video release of last house on dead end street is a runnerup, with. 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. Its as exploitative as youd think, and its ranked up there with the worst movies of all time. Of his two braindamaged films, tales from the quadead zone earns a slight edge over black devil doll from hell, mainly because its a. 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.
She sits him down in a chair and gets the book called tales from the quadead zone and reads him two tales. 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. 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. Jul 06, 2012 failing on nearly every traditional level, tales from the quadead zone is often described as a car crash of a film. Cory follows with yet another recent indie release, this time about a poop filled sewer, septic man. After completing quadead zone, turner quit filmmaking because he hadnt made any money at it and started a construction business. To celebrate the massacre video release of the complete works of chester turner black devil doll from hell and tales from the quadead zone on dvd and vhs this week, we chat with louis justin, owner of massacre about the films of chester turner. Jones is known for her work on black devil doll from hell 1984, tales from the quadead. Hear the behind the scenes tales of the dvd commentary recording sessions, learn what chester is up. With corey feldman, gabriel jarret, bret hart, zachary vazquez. 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. Ghesseha is a 2014 iranian drama film directed by rakhshan banietemad. Tales from the quadead zone museum of arts and design.
Stories in the anthology include, legend of the peoples demon, rope a dope, inside the room, and l. Black devil doll from hell tales from the quadead zone dvd, 20, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Forest concludes his trek into the films of vhs rental past with a rather rare one, tales from the quadead zone. Black devil doll from hell 1984 tales from the quadead. Turners 1987 horror film tales from the quadead zone is said to be the rarest movie released on vhs. So now youre probably asking, what exactly is a quadead zone. Jan 21, 2014 tales from the quadead zone 1987, an anthology movie, is a collection of shorts about killer clowns, ghostly suicide pacts and demented hillbilly dinner parties. 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. Tales from the quadead zone movie quotes rotten tomatoes. 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. Basically an ambitious home movie with some magic tricks used for special effects, this is. 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. Tales from the quadead zone the movie database tmdb. Shot on video and 8mm horror movies list challenges.
Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie ultra rare. Shot on video and 8mm horror movies show list info. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. There is a legend surrounding homemade horror moviemaker chester novell turner, a legend that may or may not be deserved. 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. The cinema snob tales from the quadead zone tv episode.
Sep 08, 2015 posts about tales from the quadead zone written by doc. Chester novell turner and black devil doll are back the. 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. Finally finished watching a movie my mother cut off so many years ago for being too disrespectful. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Two of the films stories, food for and the wraparound story unseen vision, were shot in alabama while the brothers was shot in chicago. Actress shirley latanya jones returns from the directors first film black devil doll. Tales from the quadead zone, also stylized tales from the quadead zone, is a 1987 american anthology blaxploitation horror film. In fact, taken together, black devil doll from hell and tales from the quadead zone demonstrate a wholly distinct and idiosyncratic filmmaking sensibility. A woman reads stories from a horror anthology called tales from the quadead zone to her invisible son. When that mindset hits, the film is elevated above the expected sov expectations.
Tales from the quadead zone 1987 full movie ultra rare z. A medical examiner conducting autopsies on victims of a horrible car crash, imagines how they may have lived their lives. Last year, the site made the jump to print with the amazing book bleeding skull. 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. 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. Save tales from the quadead zone to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Tales from the quadead zone 1987 is a horror movie starring shirley l. Horror directors career back from the dead chicago tribune. The duo also discuss visiting the levels of fear of ghost lake, a. No quotes approved yet for tales from the quadead zone. 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.
Turner, rickey roach, chester tankersley, chester novell turner. Black devil doll from hell tales from the quadead zone boxset. Tales from the quadead zone, a threestory anthology, is chester n. Food for centers upon a family that is so poor that they are unable to afford food for every family member. Though you dont get a pottymouth rapist demon doll in this one, you do get a horror anthology comprised of three. 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. All tales from the quadead zone movie posters,high res movie posters image for tales from the quadead zone.
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