A Haunted House Idea with Mixed Reviews
Spooky Town, aka Phantom Town, released 1999, is a sort of carnival, cartoonish, thrill ride for kids with lots of bark but no real bite.
A group of siblings search for their missing parents in a western themed, ghost town stuck out in the dark, isolated desert. Enter zombie-like townsfolk, plenty of shocking, creepy music and shadowy situations. It's a Halloween funhouse run amok.
Although low budget, they do a pretty good job with the sets, sound effects, shakey camera and stressful encounters to keep kids on edge or entertained for 90 minutes. I think way too stressful for little ones even though they never show blood- just green goo and everything comes across like a cartoon strip. Definitely campy and cheesy and best for pre-adolescents and above, no language, nudity, or sex, it might make a good Halloween night or slumber party flick.
No extras or scene selection on our copy.
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