The Burbs

This week's Terror Tuesday screening is Joe Dante's 1989 film The Burbs, starring Tom Hanks. Let's see what Zack has to say about it:

"'I want to kill everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal.' Yep, THE 'BURBS!! Because there's a brand new 35mm print! Because it remains the only major Hollywood studio comedy about suburban cannibalism! Because it's one of the most hilarious horror/comedies of the '80s, if not all time! Because we want to show it, goddammit!

"When Tom Hanks still had a pulse, he and Joe Dante led unsuspecting audiences into a deeply bizarre cul de sac of flesh-eating, body-thieving and suspected demonology, all with a banana peel slapstick flair that made everything feel as good-timey as an ice cream picnic with grandma. But the deep black waters of feral occultism run just beneath this fountain of yuks, with the spectre of death lurking around every turn. Hanks is joined by Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern and Corey Feldman in uncovering the most sinister secret to ever sully the manicured lawn of the American dream."