Saturday Night at the Frights: January 31, 2009

You’ll Find Out (1940)

Kay Kyser and his band are hired to provide entertainment for Janis Bellacrest's 21st birthday party. But there’s a plot afoot to murder her and Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Peter Lorre are all involved. While this film was no doubt designed as a Kyser and company vehicle, the idea of the trio of terror uniting at arguably the peak of their powers is most exciting. The film doesn’t really deliver, but when the scream team are on screen they are fun to watch, and the film does have some laughs. You’ll Find Out is pleasant enough but not anywhere near making the list of best horror comedies.

Storm Warning (2007)

An affluent couple find themselves stranded on an Australia island during a downpour. Seeking shelter from the storm they stumble upon a depraved father and his two sons who are growing marijuana at their farm. The family psychologically tortures the couple before locking them in the barn. Can the lovebirds escape before the real horrors begin? A cash-in on the revival of backwoods horror flicks that flourished during the 1970s, this Australian entry is slickly produced but hardly groundbreaking. There’s no character development to speak of and the gruesome demises of the villains have little impact. It does have its gruesome moments, however.