Exploring The Final Terror 

Saw this in theaters in 83. I just remember it being very dark and the whole log swinging kill device. The early 80s were so much fun for schlocky horror. Every week a new one showed up at the local cinema and I saw almost all of them.

That is a heck of a cast considering they were unknowns. Someone in casting had an eye for talent.

Something about the rough-around-the-edges quality of the film stock is always charming to me. Especially in the campfire scenes - really emphasises the darkness and makes it seem all the more cosy.

We just watched this tonight. Pretty good film. Thanks for this backstory!

i was in the CCC for two years these days we pull logs in the creek for salmon because we found that was better them i am very proud being part of that program and the hard work we did

I love discovering unknown horror movies. Whether it's through cheap dvd collections at liquidation stores, or GoodBadFlicks. This is awesome \m/

So wait...the guy that directed the masterpiece The Fugitive directed this low budget horror??? AWESOME!

As always, respect the amount of detail you put into your videos. Your effort really shows

Great review! Stumbled on this movie during a 2 am horror search in October on Shudder. Instantly liked it, but none of my horror friends knew of it. So glad to see I'm not alone in my appreciation of this flick.

"The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at Eleven." Cmon- The Kentucky Fried Movie is definitely worth it.

One of my favorites from the 80s since I saw it on HBO back in ‘86 or so. The cast is great, the setting is perfect, the music is atmospheric, and Zorich is such a great character!

OMG! I can't believe this video slipped by me. I was involved with this movie as the original script Ronald Shusett rewrote was the winner of the Sherwood Oaks Horror Screenwriting contest. Joe Roth, who we connected to Samuel Arkoff, was a friend of the school before going to Fox, Disney, then forming Caravan Pictures. Director Andrew Davis, from my home state, directed Harrison Ford in Illinois which really f*cks with my head but I digress. Thank you guys.

Got to see it on the big screen at a horror movie marathon a number of years ago. Fun little flick.

Another excellent video. You should have millions of subscribers. Keep up the good work.

The Final Terror, The Burning, and Just before Dawn were really great underrated in the woods movies that never got the acclaim through theater releases. The Final Terror had the superior Cinematography and had a great twist that I called The Grendel twist. I saw the film back in the days on HBO, and not until a year before Scream Factory's release I saw an HD copy on RU-vid that suprisingly not a VHS rip and it was pretty good. Also out of all the woods films, the cast had the more convincing costume department on what campers would wear, being it was cold. Again great video, I would love to see a review on the horror film Rituals which was simular to the Final Terror only with a mature cast.

I love the "exploring"-series. Keep it up, man!

That was a nice movie review. It was also great to know this movie was directed by my favorite director of all time, the man who later directed The Fugitive and collaborated with action stars Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Sir, you are awesome! The amount of research, editing and compiling these is so amazing. The details and backstories are very informative. I wish you all the best!

I am one of those people that had no idea this existed. I need to see this. That cast! Thank you Cecil i'll be watching this tonight.

Saw this one a long time ago round about 1984/85 and always thought of it as being a decent little effort from the same team that made Alien. Up until now, there was only a trimmed version of this film on vhs by Thorn emi in the U.K but nice to see its final-ly available on dvd/blu-ray at last. There was a total of 5 kills in this to my knowledge aswell, if you count the couple at the start on the motorcross bike subsequently boobytrapped!

It’s a shame the cut gore scenes are (to date) lost, as apparently they put a lot of time and money to make them very realistic (like the attack of the 2 lovers and the discovery of their corpses in the shed)

I just want to say that I love your channel and the work you put into it. I really enjoy learning the back stories of movies that a lot of people don't know about and can check out of curiosity. I look forward to your videos every day. Thanks man and take care!

Thanks..... Just got a copy of this movie and I always check Cecil's channel first to see what he knows about it.

Cecil, thank you for shining a light on these overlooked movies and the way you review them is totally entertaining. Keep up the good work.

Good to see The Heavenly Kid get some love. Underrated and practically unknown '80s film.

One of my personal favorites! I think I saw it one night on cable, years ago and really liked it. Whenever anyone asks about an obscure 80's slasher they might not seen, I always mention this one!

If you haven't seen it I highly recommend Unknown with Joe Pantoliano. Fantastic mystery film.

Southern Comfort is really...really good. That would be worth an indepth review

I have been trying to remember the name of this for so long, thank you. I saw this almost 25-30 years ago on one of those afternoon movie shows.

I remember seeing the video box cover at stores. I eventually saw it on cable and recorded it. Ive always suspected the opening scene was something added later.

Good job Cecil. While i wouldn't say that it's one of the best of the genre, i still think The Final Terror is pretty good backwoods horror, with very good and creepy filming locations.

I am 57 years old and I still love The Heavenly Kid and will watch that movie whenever it comes on and also I think the movie is called Some Kind of Wonderful

Huge horror fan here and even I never knew about this movie until just recently. Recently rewatched Don't Go Into The Woods (1981) on RU-vid and Final Terror came up in my recommendations afterwards so I checked it out. Did not disappoint. A little slow but great acting and a cool spooky atmosphere. Reminded me of a mixture of Friday The 13th, Deliverance, and Fortress. Ironic on the Fortress considering Rachel Ward.

dude thanks for bringing some attention to this rare gem it really was a victim of bad timing. sort of the way I feel about "disturbing behavior" getting lost in a sea of screams and urban I know what you did last summers

I usually watch animated movies and TV shows, so these movie reviews are a great way to experience other genres, kinda like the cliffs notes versions.

Final Terror was one of the first movies I ever rented on VHS, back in '83 or '84, years later it was near impossible to find on dvd, I ended up finding it by chance on I believe it was Hulu.

Got the scream factory on bluray and found it to be really entertaining and interesting for a slasher. I liked that it wasn't your typical slasher. Sad and disappointing when these types of things happen.

Thanks for shining some love on this one. Its not a bad flick. The actual locations make it special

Hoping this one gets some recognition someday. Small cast, neat story, fun sets, and practical effects. Also, I've got to track down Teenage Caveman on VHS to add the collection.

Another one to add to an every growing list of previously unknown movies, finally getting some coverage

Rachel Ward was also in another classic slasher, Night School, that I'm hoping there will be an exploring episode on in the near future.

I saw this on late night tv a looong time ago and loved it.

Wow, Arkoff's name became an acronym for horror. Whoever thought of that really has a love for the genre that Arkoff made.

Great video as always! Great hearing about these hidden gems and nudging me to watch movies I know, but never cared to watch. Please do Ghosts of Mars some day, it's such a strange goodbad movie, I'd love to learn about it in this format!

I liked this before it even started. I live for this shit.

Another great video! I saw this one back in the day (i.e. at an age-inappropriate time) and I still remember it like it was yesterday. A lot of great BTS tidbits that I'd never heard before. It's a shame that it's not as well known (or available as it should be. I'm definitely hanging on to my DVD copy.

Thanks for another great and informative review of a movie I had never heard of.

Never heard of this movie until I saw this. I’ll definitely check it out. Thanks Cecil.

Good research again, nice job man.

I forgot Joey Pants was in this one. Damn... It's been like 30 years since I saw this film.

I find strange that you didn't mention that Lewis Smith was in North & South with Patrick Swayze, Johnatan Frakes and Terri Garber.

Thoughts on Suicide Kings? Henry Thomas, Denis Leary, Christopher Walken...

It's a travesty this movie doesn't get more recognition as a cult film.

I've never heard of this film. I will definitely have to check it out. It looks pretty interesting.

EXPLORING MONSTER SQUAD!

This was a staple on USA Saturday Nightmares in the late eighties. Ive always liked it.

I'd love to see a video on Angst (1983), an incredibly unique Horror film.

2:12 is LEWIS SMITH from The Heavenly Kid & Buckaroo banzai not John Friedrich.

God I love the heavenly kid so much.

thank you for telling me about this film i being 55 had thought i had seen most of them this one is a good find

THE FINAL TERROR is one Slasher movie I can watch anytime, I really love it, it's one of my favorite 80's Slashers, Top Review!🏆

I love The Heavenly Kid one of my all-time favorites

this movie looks absolutely wonderful! I'm really into slow burn / atmospheric horror. it also looks beautifully shot and naturally lit. I can't wait to check it out!

I enjoy your dedication.

darkman darkman darkman darkman darkman darkman darkman darkman... sorry, got carried away there...

Saw this in the cinema when it came out. Loved it for the same reasons that you did. Well acted and directed. Not your average slasher film.

Let’s not forget Adrian Zmed played Jay O’Neil in Bachelor Party 😂 And Joey Pants played Francis in The Goonies as well as Eddie Moscone In Midnight Run.

What I liked about the movie was it was a group of people that lived

It was in every video shop in the country, Thorn EMI released it on VHS in the UK in 1983.

I've seen it, it's pretty good.

I remember watching this on local cable TV 30 years ago. It was actually a pretty decent horror movie. I do have to say, its surprisingly low ‘kill count’ felt kind of out of place considering all of the survivors in the end, so I totally agree with Cecil’s assessment. Thanks for bringing this up and ramping up the nostalgia!

Could you do an Exploring video on Man Vs? It's the only horror movie from this decade that's actually scared me

oh man Southern Comfort...loved that movie....great review!

You forgot to credit Joe Pantoliano in the Bad Boys movies

Your videos are wonderful little movies!

I really want to see you review Raw Danger on ps2 someday.

You mixed up 2:12 Lewis Smith and 2:14 John Friedrich. Friedrich is basically the star of the film, so this is a large oversight.

I actually tried viewing this film on Amazon, and of course despite the title and cover art they had a totally different movie uploaded. The film they had was something with nazi's and little stop motion demons... so not bad when looking for horror trash haha. When I went to review and read further about the film on Imdb and Wikipedia I was totally confused as to the list of actors and film description. Amazon Prime always does this stuff though, uploading the wrong films, the wrong subtitles, and in one case the movie was missing sound from the ending, etc etc.

DO BUCKAROO BANZI PLEASE!!

so when are you going to talk about Buckaroo Bansai?? :)

Rachel Ward is so gorgeous, Jesus.

Recommendations for your next. reviews: Originals - Prison, The Gate, Terrorvision, Mystery Men & Hard Rain. Exploring - Darkman, Last Action Hero, The Last Boy Scout, Pleasantville & The Frighteners. Choose Wisely.

I saw the final terror for the first time today and it's bloody amazing. 😀👍

Aw, that's too bad, but it seems like, even though it wasn't a big break for anyone, it was a credit for a lot of folks all at the same time, so that's good to know.

Love The heavenly kid one of my all-time favorites

Great work, Cecil.

CECIL IS THE MAN AND HAS BEEN FOR 5 YEARS

I've always found it interesting that F13th was more expensive to make than HalloweeN. Before I knew better I used to think it had to be the other way around.

Could you please do a review of a movie called Terrorvision, I'm not sure if you've done one and I did look. My son and me loved it, especially a scene where the "grandpa" pops out from under the sheets..

Slightly off on the date, it opened on Oct. 28, 1983, though I'm not yet convinced it didn't have some play earlier than that as _Three Blind Mice_ .

My local used DVD store has a blu ray copy for $17. I should get it.

2:20 I think you got Lewis Smith&John Friedrich mixed up? lol

"What do you want to do with your life?!!!"- Mark Metcalf.

An, the opening kill. A time-honoured tradition.

Do a "Nightmare in a damaged Brain" - review.

Great video, but you confuse Lewis Smith for John Fredricks and vice versa around the 2:12 mark.

These videos are some of the best on the web

The Final Terror looks like The Killer Shrews meets Videodrome. Man, I really like to watch a review of Videodrome in 2018 on RU-vid, and finally, I'll watch Keijo on Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack on Summer 2018, right, guys? Guys?

I kinda get that. I mean, with death scenes you're not really hurting someone, but with sex scenes they're really touching but don't necessarily want to.

It’s on Tubi and also on RU-vid 👍