Invitation to Hell!

You know what? It’s Saturday, it’s the middle of September — let’s run something with a little more meat on the bone:

Here’s another great pick from Daviel McKaye. Get set for Invitation to Hell, a made-for-TV movie that ran on ABC in 1984.

Daviel has much to say on the subject:

“This is one of Wes Craven’s earlier and lesser known works. Robert Urich and Joanna Cassidy star as the parents moving their kids (Barret Oliver and Soleil Moon Frye) to a new town after Matt (Urich) accepts a new job with a new company that represents a major step up.

“The change seems ideal at first as the family settles into their new community, which is composed mostly of other employees of the same company. But as Matt starts noticing troubling changes in his family’s personalities, he suspects that the nefarious Steaming Springs Country Club run by the devilish Jessica Jones (played by Susan Lucci) — which counts most of the company’s employees as members — may be more than it seems.

“This is one of the most ‘80s movies I’ve ever seen. You’ll know by the end of the first minute if this is your kind of movie. The climax of the film is a special effects-laden spectacle featuring Matt infiltrating the country club in disguise during a conveniently- timed Halloween party to initiate a final showdown with Jessica Jones. But somehow the most memorable scene for me is Punky Brewster disemboweling a stuffed rabbit with a crowbar.”

Okay, so possibly barring that promised Punky/rabbit scene, this seems way up my alley. I’m also tickled that the quality of the YouTube video is so good.

Watch if you have time, but this is also a Generalized Halloween Party Thread (working title), so talk about whatever else, too!

Side note: I am absolutely loving Dino Drac After Dark this season. The threads have been so much fun!