Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Michael_Elliott Hide and Go Shriek (1988) *** (out of 4) Eight teenagers decides to stay in one of their father's furniture stores after hours so that they can have fun, drink beer and have sex all night. Everything gets off on the right foot but soon some sort of maniac begins picking them off.Why on Earth haven't I heard of HIDE AND GO SHRIEK before now? Why is it that one of the better slashers of the 1980s doesn't have much of a reputation? I went into this film expecting some sort of by the numbers slasher but it turned out to be one of the best that the genre has to offer. If you're looking for an art-house film then this here is certainly not that but if you enjoy the slasher genre then there's a lot of really good stuff here.Director Skip Schoolnik and writer Michael Kelly certainly know what a genre fan would want and they deliver it here. The slasher genre was pretty much dead by this point so perhaps that's why this film came out and went away rather quickly but it's certainly waiting to be rediscovered. What makes this film work so well is that it perfectly lives up to what you'd expect out of the genre. There are four females on hand and all four of them are naked. You've got several sex scenes that are here for no other reason that to see hot girls naked. You've got a pretty good mystery as to who is doing the killings and finally we have some clever death scenes and blood.All of that stuff adds up to one of the better horror films of the genre. Another thing that really helps the film is the fact that the cast members are all very fun to watch. All eight of them, and the two supporting characters, are fun and while the performances aren't the greatest they're at least good enough to where you can enjoy the characters. I also thought the film benefited from you not knowing who would live or die as they keep things mixed up pretty well throughout.Sure, there are some flaws in the film but there's no question that fans of the genre really need to check this one out.

movieman_kev An ex-con who works (and lives, thanks to a stupid owner) in a furniture store. When a group of hormonal teens decide to party in said furniture store after hours, (one of them is the son of the aforementioned stupid owner and has a set of spare keys) they're in for trouble when the homicidal transvestite ex-con lover of the ex-con living there comes calling to strike up the Brokeback relationship, in this horribly dated late '80's slasher horror film. This being a typical by-the-numbers slasher flick that doesn't really deviate from the clichéd path in the least, I was surprised that it was still moderately entertaining to an extant, even if the guys were all wussies.My Grade: C- Eye Candy: Donna Baltron, Bunky Jones, and Annette Sinclair all get topless

JoeytheBrit Pert boobs abound in this typical low-budget slasher fare from the fag end of the original genre cycle. A cast of unknowns (both then and now) play a bunch of horny teenagers who hit on the idea of spending a night in the huge furniture store owned by the father of one of the boys. The store has beds on every floor and, uncaring of any nasty stains they might leave for prospective buyers, the kids make good use of them. However, while they're busy getting their jollies and playing hide-and-seek, a deranged killer is finding grisly – if relatively unimaginative – ways of knocking them off.It's obvious the makers of this film were working with a budget tinier than the brains of its teenage characters, so Hide and Go Shriek earns some plaudits for holding its own in an overcrowded genre. There's nothing new or unusual here, but at least the acting is mostly acceptable and director Skip Schoolnik (who would go on to work on the Buffy and Angel TV series) manages to engineer a couple of suspenseful moments after a noticeably slow start which is presumably intended to develop some viewer identification with the characters but which fails badly. I did like the way none of the kids really acts stupidly once they realise that they're being stalked by a crazed killer, though, even though some of the guys were so annoying you're almost looking forward to seeing them get offed. They stick together, arm themselves with mannequin limbs – strangely, there are a *lot* of mannequins in this furniture store – and decide to fight their corner. The film is shot almost exclusively in darkness, which both belies the low budget and makes it difficult to see what's going on at times. The version I watched on the Horror Channel is a bowdlerised version, I think, as one of the scenes immediately following the murder of the store-owner's son makes no sense at all, and the gore factor is pretty low. The killer's 'demise' is horribly weak and rushed, as if the makers used all their imagination devising the deaths of the teenagers and had nothing left for the killer, and optimistically sets itself up for a sequel that never arrived.Really good stalk-and-slash horror films are pretty rare, largely because the genre is one in which large returns are regularly recognised from a minimum outlay of finance. There's little incentive for innovation, and anything new is done to death within a couple of years. Hide and Go Shriek will probably entertain those undemanding fans who like their horror cheap and dark and regularly interrupted by naked teenage girls; anyone else will probably lose patience with both the one-dimensional characters and the film long before the killer is unmasked.

insomniac_rod *SPOILERS* The film opens with a "dramatic" sequence where a tranvestie man is raped (or at least that seems) by another man. After the tragic event the opening credits roll, and you have a peculiar opening sequence for a slasher movie.In the next scene eight friends plan to celebrate their high school graduation in a furniture store at night, owned by the father of one of these kids. Before the teens arrive, the owner of the furniture hires an ex con to take care of the store at night. Apparently, the ex con tries to start a new life and follow the right path. Unknown to him, the teens sneak into the store at night and start their party. As the night passes, one by one these teens are brutally murdered by an unknown killer that has a wicked concept of fun. After killing them, this killer wears their clothes. Yes, he even uses the women's clothes. The main suspicious is Fred (the ex con) but apparently he's not behind the murders. When the other 4 teens discover the dead body of their friends, they start a hunt in order to find the killer. From out of nowhere, Fred appears and asks them "what are they doing here?" only to be physically beaten down by one of the boys. They think they found the killer when suddenly, the real killer makes a frightening and weird introduction. Who will survive? What's the identity of the killer? and what's his relation with Fred? I had the chance to watch this little known slasher for the first time two years ago on late night cable. After watching it, I thought that the premise was interesting (highly based on Chopping Mall from 1986). I thought that this was a recommended slasher, better than the average.I've had the chance to watch "Hide and Go Shriek" 3 times in the past 2 years and my opinion has changed. This is an average slasher, it has the elements that made the genre popular, but clearly it's not one of the bests out there. There's decent gore (the decapitation is the best kill), and a creepy atmosphere (the mannequins added a touch of uncertainness and fright). O the bad side, the acting is terrible, the score is boring and repetitive, and the plot turns boring and tedious after the first 30 mins. Bunky Jones is hot! she's candy for the eye. The best about the film is the ending which is truly shocking, not because it's great or innovative, but it's something you don't expect. Disgusting. This is just a film for slasher fans, those who enjoy the greatness of this genre. Not for everyone!Anyways, give this slasher a try only if you are a die hard fan of the genre. Watch it with low expectations. 5/10. I have warned you!