Starring: George "NORM!!" Wendt.
George Wendt is a family man. During the opening credits, we get a little tour of his house while listening to an upbeat gospel about Jesus. The tour ends in the basement where we discover George pouring acid over a corpse dissolving the flesh and muscles and other lovely tissues. What a wonderful sight. George talks to the body and refers to it as 'grandpa'. We soon meet the rest of the family, his wife and daughter, who sits too close to the tv. They just happen to be skeletons, fully dressed skeletons that happen to have conversations with him. In moves the new neighbors, a lovely young couple that gets drunk their first night there and crashes into "Norm's" brick laden mailbox. They don't even notice the skull that's among the debris. They quickly get cozy as neighbors; dinners, friendly visits and favors.
...and then...
That's about the best set up I could give without ruining the fun of the film. John Landis' horror films are the fun, kinda silly ones. Which makes sense, since he's essentially a comedy director. George Wendt is great as the serial killer, he's just about perfect in this role. Make sure you never get in a car with him. The fairly consistant gospel music adds a little...something to the feel of the film.
In the realm of Masters of Horror, this is a better, not a best, but a really good episode. It's on the recommended list. Very fun.
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