While TERROR IN THE AISLES showed lots of clips from famous and high-class horror flicks, the no-budget rip-off TERROR ON TAPE goes to the opposite end of the spectrum by including all manner of bizarre, low-grade, forgotten, and grisly B-movies in its compilation of movies. Yes, this is a gloriously sleazy little film which is proud to show some of the goriest splattery images you will ever see in a film (unsurprisingly most of the films shown are or were banned in the UK).
The wraparound story highlights a down-on-his-luck and seriously overweight Cameron Mitchell (complete with makeup and a perm - why?) as the "Video Store Clerk" who introduces a trio of customers to the wacky delights of the horror film, with the clips shown becoming more and more gruesome and disgusting as the film progresses (see, that's how it hooks you!). Watching Mitchell and co. play with cheap Halloween props and joke-shop novelties is a delight in itself which makes TERROR ON TAPE something of a guilty pleasure.
Gorehounds certainly get their money's worth as the gore to dialogue ratio is probably at an all-time high with about 90% of the film purely made up of low-budget special effects work. The films featured include the following: The Deadly Spawn; Vampire Hookers; Bloodtide; Cathy's Curse; Madhouse Mansion; Frozen Scream; To the Devil a Daughter; The Eerie Midnight Horror Show; Kidnapping of the President; Nightmare; The Slayer; City of the Walking Dead; Alien Prey; Color Me Blood Red; 2000 Maniacs; Scalps and finally, and most fittingly, that grandfather of them all, Blood Feast. It doesn't come as much of a surprise to learn that the distributor of all these movies also acted as the distributor for this "taster" tape!
Along with all the arterial sprayings, TERROR ON TAPE offers a section on nudity so exploitation fans should be well pleased. Personally I found it to be much more enjoyable than TERROR IN THE AISLES as I actually hadn't seen most of the films feature, unlike in the big-budget but boring predecessor. Watching Cameron Mitchell chew the scenery and go berserk as the insane clerk - full of horrible (in both senses of the word) jokes - is also half the fun. As an added bonus, soon-to-be Scream Queen Michelle Bauer makes a welcome appearance later in the flick to supply lots of heaving cleavage and sexual innuendo as a vampish customer who gets very excited by watching horror films. TERROR ON TAPE is cheaply-produced and simply-made, but horror fans sure do get their money's worth - and you can't say that about a lot of films these days, can you?
The wraparound story highlights a down-on-his-luck and seriously overweight Cameron Mitchell (complete with makeup and a perm - why?) as the "Video Store Clerk" who introduces a trio of customers to the wacky delights of the horror film, with the clips shown becoming more and more gruesome and disgusting as the film progresses (see, that's how it hooks you!). Watching Mitchell and co. play with cheap Halloween props and joke-shop novelties is a delight in itself which makes TERROR ON TAPE something of a guilty pleasure.
Gorehounds certainly get their money's worth as the gore to dialogue ratio is probably at an all-time high with about 90% of the film purely made up of low-budget special effects work. The films featured include the following: The Deadly Spawn; Vampire Hookers; Bloodtide; Cathy's Curse; Madhouse Mansion; Frozen Scream; To the Devil a Daughter; The Eerie Midnight Horror Show; Kidnapping of the President; Nightmare; The Slayer; City of the Walking Dead; Alien Prey; Color Me Blood Red; 2000 Maniacs; Scalps and finally, and most fittingly, that grandfather of them all, Blood Feast. It doesn't come as much of a surprise to learn that the distributor of all these movies also acted as the distributor for this "taster" tape!
Along with all the arterial sprayings, TERROR ON TAPE offers a section on nudity so exploitation fans should be well pleased. Personally I found it to be much more enjoyable than TERROR IN THE AISLES as I actually hadn't seen most of the films feature, unlike in the big-budget but boring predecessor. Watching Cameron Mitchell chew the scenery and go berserk as the insane clerk - full of horrible (in both senses of the word) jokes - is also half the fun. As an added bonus, soon-to-be Scream Queen Michelle Bauer makes a welcome appearance later in the flick to supply lots of heaving cleavage and sexual innuendo as a vampish customer who gets very excited by watching horror films. TERROR ON TAPE is cheaply-produced and simply-made, but horror fans sure do get their money's worth - and you can't say that about a lot of films these days, can you?