In yesterday’s batch of trade-ins we unearthed a treasure trove of Troma Team treats! If you’re already familiar with Troma Team, you know this means lots of blood and guts, boobs and butts and generally cheesy acting and special effects. In short: low budget entertainment at its finest!

First up is the previously-mentioned Cannibal! The Musical, a very early effort from Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame. Seriously, a musical. About a cannibal. Based on a true story. Not kidding. (okay, sure… no real evidence exists that Al munched on his companions, but still. A musical. About a cannibal!)

Next is The Toxic Avenger II, the very popular sequel to the at-least-as-popular original. Tromaville Health Club mop-boy Melvin is exposed to some radioactive goo from the local nuke plant, turning him into the titular local superhero. In this sequel, Toxie takes on the evil Japanese company Apocalypse, Inc.

Moving along (careful you don’t step in that green gunk there), we have Terror Firmer. A Troma Team film crew, led by director Larry Benjamin (played by actual Troma Team founder Lloyd Kaufman) is “trying to make some art” when they’re set upon by a sexually-conflicted bomb-wielding serial killer. I couldn’t make this stuff up.

Speaking of which, just who exactly is responsible for Killer Condom? Germans, apparently (not knocking Germans, just stating the facts). It does boast H.R. Giger (famous for designing the xenomorph in the Alien movies) as “creative consultant” so there’s that.

Then there’s the double feature Psycho A Go-Go/Rawhide Terror. Psycho A Go-Go, originally produced in 1965 and filmed by Vilmos Zsisgmond (The Deer Hunter, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind!) was resurrected in 1972’s Blood Of Ghastly Horror starring John Carradine. It’s presented here in its original form, much to the delight of horror fans. Rawhide Terror is a true “lost movie” having been all but forgotten since it was made in 1934! Originally planned as a 10-part serial, it was eventually reedited to create this creepy cowboy tale. spooooky!

And finally we have one of the most popular cult classics of all time: Bloodsucking Freaks. Probably not for the squeamish: “No one can remain unmoved by the intense scenes of carnage–from the human dartboard to the infamous brain sucking scene. Bloodsucking Freaks is guaranteed to turn stomachs.”  ”nuff said.

It’s yet another gorgeous day in Ballard and if you don’t get out and enjoy it you only have yourself to blame. Perhaps one or more of the recent arrivals on our new trades wall will entice you out into the sun long enough to come into the store.

How about Gary’s all-time number one favorite movie Boogie Nights? Perhaps a more comical look at the subject of s-e-x (can you whisper in text?) in Woody Allen’s Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask (which bears little resemblance to the book of the same name, just FYI) and also The 40-Year-Old Virgin.  And while we’re on the subject, maybe you want to visit the darker side of the street in Todd Solondz’s Happiness. Or maybe American Beauty.

Maybe you’re after a gritty crime drama? One of my all-time favorites in the genre is L.A. Confidential, and there’s one here just waiting for you to take it home, dear readers. We also have Reservoir Dogs in the Mr. Brown edition for the collectors out there and Fargo, too! Or how about one of Jack Nicholson’s finest performances in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, probably the best movie about not-so-crazy crazy people ever (look for early performances from Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd!).

We seem to be scratching the darker underbelly of our new arrivals in this post, but fear not! I’ve saved a handful of the more light-hearted titles for last.  First up we have The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The Wiz (yes, the Motown version of The Wizard Of Oz, with Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Richard Pryor, Lena Horne and Nipsey Russel!) and finally, a trio from Trey Parker and Matt Stone: South Park Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Baseketball, and the best musical about real-life cannibal Alfred Packer ever made: Cannibal! The Musical. I couldn’t make that up.

Whatever your tastes, I’m sure there’s something here to satisfy you, so come on in and see us. We don’t bite.