Saturday Night Dead (1984–1990) User Reviews

Well, I'm glad that IMDb finally added this show!

[MorpheusOne · 8/10 · 10 January 2018]

The show was great! It didn't take itself seriously, at all; that 'tongue in cheekiness' made it something that was, ultimately, used, extensively, years later by MST3K. It is funny, in a way; the atmosphere of this show was something that ppl derided the show for & yet they loved MST3K for (I have encountered those ppl!) ... Idiots!

When I first searched for this show on IMDb I couldn't find it; they hadn't added it yet! So, I made a request for them to add this show & they were ignorant as hell, demanding criteria, for the show to be added, that didn't make any sense. Eventually, I posted something on one of the forums on IMDb & someone, who I believe had an 'in' with this website, told me that they made the request &, eventually, the show was added to this site; to whoever you are, I thank you!

An important Horror Film Showcase!

[Gblakelii · 8/10 · 20 February 2023]

Stella was a very good horror hostess and a much needed addition to the many host-less horror showcases in the NYC-Philly area in the 1980's. She and her gang would parody the movie being shown and more often than not provide many laughs for the viewers. The selection of movies was admirable as well. They included: Spririts of the Dead; Terror from Under the House; Women of the Prehistoric Planet; and Dr. Orloff's Invisible Horror, among many others. By the early 1980's many of the horror showcases on TV were coming to an end. One of the earliest was Chiller Theatre, then Creatures Features, then Revenge of Creature Features. Later came Fright Night. By 1983, Fright Night, in a 1am time slot was the last one left. So the addition of Saturday Night Dead, which of course followed Saturday Night Live, was very welcome! Fright Night came to an end in 1987. Once in a while on ABC late night Friday you might be surprised and see Haunted Hollywood, but that soon ended as well. So when Saturday Night Dead was done it was a sad day for Horror fans. It was a while before Svengoolie and Horror Hotel were shown in the NYC area.