Thursday, October 31, 2024

A Monster In The Closet Revisit

Over the summer, I decided to introduce my youngest nephew to a horror film I watched back in the day.

It must have been 1988 or sometime in 1989 when my cousin and I visited the local video rental shop. We did that a lot. I wrote about watching Way of the Dragon on one of those trips. Anyway, another film from that period in time was Monster in the Closet.

Monster in the Closet


Even though we must have rented it once, I can vividly recall viewing the film at least twice before taking it back to the shop.

And yes, we were kind enough to rewind the tape before doing so.

The movie is about a, well - the title speaks for itself: a monster which comes out of closets to kill its prey. 

Monster in the Closet

Monster in the Closet is a campy film. I kind of had that figured out back in the 80s. Over the years, after learning about the concept of 'product placement', I also realised that the movie advertised Nestle Crunch bars. A lot.

Every single time I've ever seen a Nestle Crunch bar - since '88 or '89 - I have ALWAYS thought back to watching Monster in the Closet. So - to anyone associated with that film - I think it's fair to say your product placement worked!

It was fun to revisit this film after so many years away. You have to accept it is what it is and go in with the lowest of expectations. Just expect to shake your head at some of the things you'll witness.

My nephew wasn't keen, though. I kept looking over at him as we watched. His look of contempt towards me, for dragging him along for my trip down Memory Lane, was quite hysterical.

I'm planning to make it up to him tonight for our annual Halloween movie nights. For 2024, the film we have chosen is The Lost Boys.

He hasn't seen The Lost Boys before, so I am looking forward to seeing if he likes it or not. I'm going to bet he'll love it. 

It's a safe bet to assume he'll prefer it over Monster in the Closet.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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