The Funhouse

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Theatrical - Wide 2022-09-06

Cast Elizabeth Berridge Shawn Carson Jeanne Austin Jack McDermott
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by Lawrence Block

Genres: Horror

Synopsis

Two young couples on a double date go to a mysterious carnival. As a prank they decide to spend the night in the funhouse. When they witness a brutal murder, they suddenly find themselves in horrific danger.

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

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The Funhouse- Horror Movie Review- (Day 13 of 31)- October Massacre

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: For a night of fun, four suburban friends decide to frequent the local carnival exhibit that comes to town once a year. Among the incredible hodgepodge of sideshow attractions and freaked-out-carnie-curios, hidden from plain sight, is a hideously deformed...

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Episode 6 of 80s Horror Memories looks at slashers The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine

The '80s Horror Memories docuseries enters 1981 with slashers The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, and My Bloody Valentine

Posted 2 years ago

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The Boys look back at Tobe Hooper's 1981 slasher The Funhouse in the new episode of The Manson Brothers Show

The Boys look back at Tobe Hooper's 1981 slasher The Funhouse in the new episode of The Manson Brothers Show

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The Manson Brothers Show: The Boys go to The Funhouse with Tobe Hooper

Posted 2 years ago

The Boys look back at Tobe Hooper's 1981 slasher The Funhouse in the new episode of The Manson Brothers Show

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The Funhouse (1981) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 3 years ago

A new episode of the Real Slashers video series has just been released, and in this one we’re looking at one of the more underrated films on director Tobe Hooper‘s list of classics: the 1981 release The Funhouse (watch it...

Scream Factory is giving Tobe Hooper's 1981 film The Funhouse a 4K UHD release this September. Copies are available for pre-order now!

Scream Factory is giving Tobe Hooper's 1981 film The Funhouse a 4K UHD release this September. Copies are available for pre-order now!

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The Funhouse: Scream Factory brings Tobe Hooper classic to 4K UHD in September

Posted 3 years ago

Tobe Hooper’s 1981 film The Funhouse (watch it HERE) tends to get overshadowed by other movies he made, like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, but it is a classic in its own right. A great addition to the early ’80s...

The Funhouse (1981) Tobe Hooper – Show Me the Sequel

Posted 4 years ago

Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has gotten a ton of follow-ups, one of which he even directed himself. His Steven Spielberg collaboration Poltergeist got a couple sequels and a remake. But where's the sequel to his 1981 slasher The...

The Funhouse: trailer released for reality show horror film

Posted 4 years ago

A new, colorful trailer has recently dropped for the upcoming satirical horror-thriller The Funhouse, which takes a shot at vacuous reality shows. Check it out at the top of the article! Here's the official synopsis: Down and out backup singer...

We induct master of horror Tobe Hooper into our Horror Hall of Fame!

Posted 4 years ago

Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper is the latest master of horror to be inducted into our Horror Hall of Fame! In the video embedded above, we celebrate the career of the filmmaker who brought us such classics as the...

Cinemaphagy: Scout Tafoya examines the career of Tobe Hooper in new book

Posted 4 years ago

Author Scout Tafoya's six year journey to bring the world a book that covers the entire cinematic career of late master of horror Tobe Hooper has culminated in the publication of Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper,...

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