# The Horror Show (1989)

> After an executed serial killer transcends death, a detective battles a haunting that threatens his mind, home, and family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23940

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
- Director: James Isaac
- Cast: Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer, Aron Eisenberg, Thom Bray, Matt Clark, David Oliver
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097527/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: dark, paranoid, grotesque, late night horror marathon, 1980s horror retrospective

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- [Silent Rage (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/16294)
- [Pumpkinhead (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/15823)
- [Witchboard (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/10818)
- [The House by the Cemetery (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/17667)
- [The Changeling (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/7859)
- [Prison (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/32322)
- [Maniac Cop 2 (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/17087)
- [Coffin Baby (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/50127)

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