On this day in Horror History, Shutter (2008) and Chopping Mall (1986) both debuted theatrically. The cult 80’s film from exploitation director Jim Wynorski endured considerable financial turmoil from its initial release as “Killbots” becoming not only a classic slapstick horror film, but a chapter in the perils to be learned by future film makers as the name and marketing proved to damage its initial release. In the film Shutter ‘08 the world saw yet another fruitless one off remake of an Asian film, hitting theatres only a mere 4 years after the Thailand’s original. The movie itself would never be screened for critics, and understandably so.
“It's not you, Ferdy. I'm just not used to be chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots.” –Lisa (Chopping Mall)
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