Name that film?

[noobish hat]

When I was a kid we had a vhs tape of horror schlock-fest Troll, which had a number of trailers on it for other horror films. One of them scared the crap out of me as a child, and I'd rather like to watch it now. At first I thought it was one of the House movies, but having watched the trailers for those on Youtube, I really don't think it's that. I seem to recall it being in a house, and perhaps there was a guy in a space suit or something? And maybe a mirror? Not a lot to go on, but I'm hoping somebody had troll on vhs and will remember what the trailers were for!

Cheers for any help!

[TwoHeadedBoy]

Just about the vaguest description of a film I've ever read!

In a house, with a guy in a space suit, from around the 1980s...
TerrorVision? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUD0jgnoS-8)

Probably not, but it's a good film worth seeing anyway

[noobish hat]

Wow, I think that might have been one of the trailers on the tape. I don't THINK it's the one I'm looking for though - I'd be pretty ashamed if that was what terrified me, even as a child!

[TwoHeadedBoy]

Of course it's scary, imagine if that thing was really in your house eating your family!

Fears are justified

[noobish hat]

I'm not the biggest fan of metal either, so I'd be done for!

I think the trailer I remember may have had a tag line like 'the new dimension in terror' or something. But I may have imagined that.

[TwoHeadedBoy]

Aha! Look what I've just found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw0sZfJhd94

[noobish hat]

Hmm, this is weird now. I don't think it's exactly the same set of trailers, as I certainly don't remember an animated film being in there, but now I'm starting to think that my brain did just mix together Terror Vision and House. Thanks for your tireless research!

[Shinobi]

Very long shot but it wouldn't be Spookies/Twisted Souls.. It's set in a haunted house and has a Monster that looks like a Spaceman strangles a Woman with it's intestines?

[jdanddiet]

Sorrel are you on the IMDB boards? you should try over there, if it's not terrorvision.

[noobish hat]

I don't think it's Spookies, from watching the trailer, but thanks Might head over to IMDB at some point then.

[jdanddiet]

i've done it for you

http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000001/nest/201567653

[noobish hat]

lol, cheers

Is there a way to make the threads on IMDB appear, you know, as actual threads, instead of having to click to reveal one post at a time? It's been winding me up for nearly ten years now.

[jdanddiet]

you have to register and be logged in, then there's an option at the top thread/nest/inline etc
someone's replied already:-

"I've still got 'Troll' on VHS!
Just checked it and the trailers are... 'Eliminators', 'Terror Vision', 'Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin' and 'House'.
It sounds most like 'Eliminators':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJgAeGUD2FU
And if not, it must be one of the others! "

[noobish hat]

Hmm. I'm beginning to think there must be at least two different print runs of Troll on VHS. I'm sure I would have remembered the cartoon being in there. I know, I'll ask my older brother! He'll remember more clearly than I do.

[jdanddiet]

Hmm. I'm beginning to think your memory is playing tricks on you noobish!