1980s horror films...can't beat them. Today we have one that will make you squirm in discomfort. The ick-factor will be caused by more than just gore. Sure, this one has some nice gore, but the taboo nature of this film is front and center. Today we look at 1981's "Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker," directed by William Asher. After watching this one you will feel as if you have been slimed.
Billy's (Jimmy McNichol) parents are killed in a gory and suspicious automobile accident. Their car meets a logging truck in a scene the "Final Destination" franchise would be proud of. Now Billy is raised by his Aunt Cheryl (Susan Tyrell). 14 years later, Billy is a wonderful high school basketball player seeking a college scholarship. Cheryl is a doting aunt...too doting. She loves going into Billy's bedroom when he's asleep and caressing him. Yep...you see what's going on here. She loves Billy so much she does not want him to go to college. Uh oh...Cheryl needs deviant sex and lures a TV repairman (Steve Eastin) and tries to seduce him. This won't work and sends Cheryl into a bloody rage. She'll gut him. Billy walks in on this murder and then the cops arrive. Detective Joe (Bo Svenson) believes Billy killed the repairman in a homosexual dispute. See, Detective Joe is not the most inclusive of cops.
Okay, now Cheryl goes full force in sabotaging Billy's efforts to attain a scholarship. She'll drug him before basketball games. Oh! Cheryl has a secret room with ungodly contents in it. In this room is the key to her past. Even more horrific, is the key to what really happened to Billy's parents. The revelations that are coming are very taboo and icky. Oh! the nubile Julie (Julia Duffy). Cheryl will be sent into a homicidal rage when she catches Billy and Julie having pre-marital sex. Detective Joe pushes his homosexual rage theory in trying to bust Billy...and what follows is something twisted and deviant. As if she weren't psycho enough, Cheryl's sanity goes out the window. Now she goes full force Norman Bates with a machete, an axe, and icky seduction.
What will psycho Cheryl do to the nubile Julie? What does Cheryl's secret room contain? What exactly did happen to Billy's parents 14 years previous? You'll need a long shower after watching this one. Nothing about this film can be considered heartwarming or sweet. For a squirm-inducing 1980s horror film, see "Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker."
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