Colorful, campy hair metal horror

A nerdy dude in the Hollywood area works at a pizza joint while dreaming of being in a rock band (Stephen Quadros). When a strange Voodoo woman encourages him to make a deal with the forces of darkness, he accepts and becomes a killer guitar player with serious edge. But, of course, there’s a sinister price. Can his band, their manager (Traci Lords) and the recording execs handle him?

“Shock ’Em Dead” (1991) is straight-to-video rock/metal horror with a little camp and cheesy effects mixed with some pretty serious evil. It only cost $100,000, which... read the rest.