Chillerama (2011) movie poster

Chillerama

2011 ·2h 0m · ★ 5.7 (131)

It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cinephile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! With titles like Wadzilla, I Was a Teenage Werebear, The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, and Zom-B-Movie, Chillerama not only celebrates the golden age of drive-in B horror shlock but also spans over four decades of cinema with something for every bad taste.

Why it matters

An anarchic anthology that’s equal parts affectionate tribute and gleeful send-up of drive-in schlock, Chillerama revels in horror’s gloriously trashy past while twisting it through four wildly different genre lenses.

  • Four wildly distinct segments riffing on classic B-movie tropes—from campy teenage monsters to zombie comedy—each with its own flavor and tone.
  • A love letter to the heyday of drive-in theaters, packed with practical effects, goofy monsters, and off-kilter humor for fans of cult midnight movies.
  • Showcases a spectrum of horror subgenres—camp, splatter, parody, and exploitation—embracing bad taste as a form of celebration, not apology.
  • Not for the faint-hearted or polish-seekers: some segments are uneven, but the film’s chaotic energy and genre savvy make it a cult treasure for lovers of gleeful gore and nostalgia.
6 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
85
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
91
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
14
Survival
83
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanization

TMDB Keywords

drive-in theatergay theme

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