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31 Scary Movies that are 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon: ‘April Fool’s Day’

Jeff Mitchell

“April Fool’s Day” (1986) – Hey, it’s Spring Break!  It’s time to paaaarty!  Well, 9 college pals decide to skip the Florida beaches.  Instead, they take a ferry to celebrate the weekend on an island mansion, courtesy of Muffy (Deborah Foreman), one of the kid’s cousins. Unfortunately, the co-ed hijinks is interrupted, by a series of murders! Director Fred Walton’s (“When a Stranger Calls” (1979)) movie plays out like a “Friday the 13th” picture, except the setting is a gorgeous home, and a hockey mask doesn’t make an appearance.  Still,…

31 Scary Movies that are 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon: ‘Motel Hell’

Jeff Mitchell

“Motel Hell” (1980) – Vincent (Roy Calhoun) and Ida Smith (Nancy Parsons) are a brother and sister team who run a motel in the countryside.  Vincent sports a southern accent of sorts, but Ida’s might be placed somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic.    Anyways, their lodging doesn’t sit off a busy highway, but a winding road with a marsh close by, and the accommodations look low budget.  In fact, the second “O” flickers on the MOTEL HELLO sign, so it reads MOTEL HELL.  For folks who unfortunately attempt to drive by,…

31 Scary Movies that are 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon: ‘The Stepfather’

Jeff Mitchell

“The Stepfather” (1987) – Hey, being a stepparent is hard, but in 86 minutes, director Joseph Ruben explains his view: a stepchild’s world is more difficult…because a kid may have to fend for his or her life.  Add an unsuspecting spouse to the list too! Seventeen years before Terry O’Quinn starred in “Lost” (2004 – 2010), he infamously played Jerry Blake, a husband to Susan (Shelley Hack) and a stepdad to Stephanie (Jill Schoelen).  This teenager never warmed up to Jerry – over the course of a year – despite…