Made during the cash-in period of the early 80s, when everyone wanted another Friday the 13th or Halloween, comes this little-seen slasher film with effect by the great Tom Savini. How does it stack up? Stick with me! A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement. That camp caretaker is Cropsey, a real urban legend in upstate New York who was also the focus of a documentary we reviewed back on Season Two. Granted, the makers of The Burning use the connection loosely. This isn't art, it's a slasher movie. But at least they tried. Take any one of the Friday the 13th films and you've got the plot for The Burning. Hot chicks and horny guys? Check. Midnight swims in the nude? Check. Sex in the woods? Check. Boobies? Check. Bloody murders? Check.  I'm not complaining. This is standard stuff, but the kills are well handled and bloo...

Cropsey Jason: This is a great piece of journalism, a whodunit that already has a culprit . . . or alleged culprit as the case may be. I like how Barbera Brancaccio and Joshua Zeman did their best to offer all sides of the case, showing the circumstantial evidence that led to Andre Rand's conviction but also revealing enough proof to understand why he was convicted and remains incarcerated. The crimes, with so many missing and presumed murdered children, are frightening. Seeing the impact the case still has on the community and the families is like a punch in the gut. This is a real horror story, and it's a compelling one. A Good review from me. Shawn: Seeing the creepy, abandoned mental hospital with its tunnels and disarray was frightening, especially when you consider we've got one of those in our own back yard. It sent a chill down my spine and made me wonder "what if that happened here?" Watching the news footage that showed the treatment of the children ...

Ladies and gentlemen, after a three-week absence, The Basement is reopen! And what better way to celebrate than by watching the much anticipated sequel to a Basement favourite: Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus? Shawn, Anthony Michael Bosa and I make no bones about our love for The Asylum's cheesy low-budget monster mashup. So, when the studio announced a sequel was in the works, we got real excited. When that sequel was named Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus, we fell out of our chairs. Does it matter that crocosaurus isn't even a word? No! It's all about watching monsters smash stuff and try to eat each other. Tonight we'll let our awesome and sexy listeners know what we thought about this potentially awesome film. And Anthony Michael Bosa has demanded that he be in The Basement Studio at The X just for the occaision. And yes, that's Urkel himself, Jaleel White, in the above picture. Our second film of the evening is the polar opposite to Mega Shark Versus Croco...