Shocker (1989)

Release date: 1989-10-27
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Wes Craven
Production Co: Alive Films, Universal City Studios, Carolco International N.V.
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Rating: 5.5/10
Length: 1h 49min

Storyline

A murderous TV repairman, Horace Pinker is killing people in a small town left, right and center. He eventually finds the home of Lt. Parker, who is investigating his crimes, and savagely murders Parker's wife, son and daughter. His other son, Jonathan has a strange connection to Pinker through his dreams, and he directs his father to Pinker's business, where a small group of officers enter. Pinker escapes in a horrific spree, killing four officers and then targeting Jonathan's girlfriend, Alison. Another dream leads Jonathan and his dad to a residence where they catch Pinker in in the act of kidnapping. Pinker is arrested after a fight with Jonathan and sentenced to die in the electric chair. When executed, Pinker - who supposedly had given his soul to the devil in exchange for the power to come back as an energy source - takes over people's bodies and continues committing murders, until Jonathan devises a plan to bring Pinker into the real world, and then cut off his power source...

Plot Keywords

supernatural power, serial killer, electric chair, electrocution, writing in blood, death of girlfriend, stabbed to death, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, necklace, impersonating a police officer, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, hidden door, sleeping in a car, knife, character's point of view camera shot, waterbed, exploding car, hiding behind a door, neck breaking

Short Review

the camp aspects simply give way to the ridiculous while failing to establish any rules to govern the mayhem. The result is plenty of unintentional laughs.