Trick or Treat (1986)
About the event
Did you know that "Rock's chosen warriors will rule the apocalypse"? Skippy from Family Ties worships heavy metal warlord Sammi Curr, aka the master of "Rock Pornography." Skippy and his best friend Roger are bullied at school by a legion of buff dudes and an asshole named Tim. Then Sammi dies and Tim humiliates Skippy in front of the girl of his dreams. Skippy says, "I'm gonna NAIL those guys!" An LP plays backwards and Sammi’s satanic spirit takes to the town’s electrical outlets. Let the nailing begin! A girl gets her ears (and libido) fried during a demonized Walkman attack. Sammi slings lightning bolts from his guitar at the Halloween dance. And of course, a possessed stereo acts as an instrument of destruction! TRICK OR TREAT plays out like a warm-up for Freaks and Geeks, if that show was scored with wall-to-wall metal obscurities instead of Rush and the theme from CADDYSHACK.…
