Macabre Pair of Shorts

Jan 1, 1996

1h 16m

★ 1.5

A Comedy of Terrors!

Overview

In the tradition of “Creepshow” comes the Macabre Pair of Shorts! This horror/comedy spoofs everything from “The Twilight Zone” and Dr. Seuss to “Die Hard” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” One fateful Halloween night, two employees of a certain motion picture equipment house discover a very unusual film. They decide to thread it up, and the rest becomes a very memorable Halloween indeed! Filled with vicious female vampires and an assortment of creepy characters, The Macabre Pair of Shorts “fits so tightly, you might find it hard to breathe.” – Don Murphy (Producer “Natural Born Killers”, “From Hell”).

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Production Companies

Troma Entertainment

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Cast

Dinner (segment "MPS")

David Boreanaz

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6.4

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6.6

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Oct 28, 2005

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4.7

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6.4

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3.7

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4.9

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6.2

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6.0

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4.3

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6.2

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0.0

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5.7

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5.6

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5.2

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7.4

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7.3

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6.2

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3.8

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