The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (also known as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 & TCM 2) is a 1986 big-budget long-awaited horror sequel to the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It is currently the only sequel to show plot-continuity. The film stars Dennis Hopper as “Lefty”, Bill Johnson as “Leatherface”, and Jim Siedow, who once again picks up the role of “The Cook” (whose real name is revealed to be Drayton Sawyer). It was written by L.M. Kit Carson and directed by Tobe Hooper, who also directed and co-wrote the original.

Tagline: After a Decade of Silence…the Buzz is Back

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The film is highly criticized by some for its stylistic departure from the first film, which used minimal gore and a low-budget documentary ambiance to scare its audience by skillfully building up dramatic tension. Unlike its predecessor, TCM2 delivers over-the-top, highly stylized gore and features effects from makeup maestro Tom Savini. The emphasis is on black comedy; director Tobe Hooper believed the humor was not appreciated in the first film. While successful in its initial 1986 theatrical release, the film failed to make a substantial profit, but became quite popular on VHS, leading to a Special Edition DVD release in 2006.

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Make Up Department
  Denise Carfagno … hair stylist
  Candi Duke … makeup artist
  Bart Mixon … special makeup effects artist
  Tom Savini … makeup artist

Special Effects Department
  Gabriel Bartalos … special effects makeup crew
  Ray Beetz … special effects
  Gino Crognale … special effects makeup crew
  Mitch Devane … special effects makeup crew
  Josh Hakian … special effects foreman
  Gerald McClanahan … special effects
  Shawn McEnroe … special effects makeup crew
  Daniel F. Morris … mechanical special effects
  Joe Quinlivan … special effects
  Ken Sher … special effects
  Todd Smiley … special effects
  Eddie Surkin … special effects coordinator
  John Vulich … special effects makeup crew

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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is a 1986 slasher film, the sixth film in the Friday the 13th film series. The film was written and directed by Tom McLoughlin.

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Tagline: Kill or be killed!

Plot: Tommy goes to a graveyard to get rid of Jason’s body, but he accidentally brings him back to life. Jason wants revenge! Tommy must defeat Jason once and for all!

Make Up Department
  Phyllis Temple … assistant hair stylist
  Phyllis Temple … assistant makeup artist
  Denise Van Arsdale … hair stylist
  Denise Van Arsdale … makeup artist

Special Effects Department
  Gabriel Bartalos … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Martin Becker … special effects
  Chris Biggs … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  John Blake … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Barbara Bock … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Gary Crawford … special effects mechanical assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Thomas Flountz … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Bill Forsche … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Jim Gill … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Thomas Hartigan … special effects mechanical assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Steve Jordon … special effects mechanical assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Bettie Kauffman … assistant to special effects coordinator: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Richard Mayone … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Jim McLoughlin … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Ken Sher … special effects mechanical: Reel EFX, Inc.
  William Stoneham … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Steven Sommerfeld … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Chris Swift … special effects makeup: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Gail Taylor … special effects makeup assistant: Reel EFX, Inc.
  Brian Wade … special effects makeup: Reel EFX, Inc.
  David Wells … special effects mechanical: Reel EFX, Inc.
  William Wysock … special lighting effects: Reel EFX, Inc.

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 These are two of the most amazing transformation scenes on film!  The two titans of practical makeup special effects at the time Rick Baker and Rob Bottin created these amazing effects.

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As far as the films I thought both were great but I enjoyed the humor more in An American Werewolf in London — along with the two stars David Naughton and Griffin Dunne…two of my all time favorites! 

An American Werewolf in London was released August 21, 1981

Tagline: John Landis - the director of Animal House brings you a different kind of animal.

Plot: 

Two American students are on a walking tour of England and are attacked by a Werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The Werewolf is killed, but reverts to it’s human form, and the townspeople are able to deny it’s existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on 4 feet at first, but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he find a way to die to release them from their curse, being trapped between worlds because of their unnatural death. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}

The Howling was released on April 10 , 1981

Plot: There is a serial killer on the loose, Karen White is the only reporter he communicates with. After a near fatal encounter with him at an adult video store, she is ordered to take a vacation. Eddie was killed by Police, but Karen doesn’t want to let it go and discovers that he came from a tiny community in the woods and that’s where she decides to vacation with husband Bill. Big mistake, because Eddie was an outcast of a pack of Werewolves who is trying to keep a low profile and doesn’t want any interviews. Can Karen and Bill escape the village of the wolf? Written by Chris

Tagline: Imagine your worst fear a reality