Horror in the 90s Soultaker

Soultaker (1990) 

Directed by Michael Rissi 

Written by Vivian Schilling 

Starring Vivian Schilling, Joe Estevez, Robert Z'Dar, Gregg Thomsen

Release Date October 26th, 1990 

Box Office $43,000 

When I went looking for Soultaker in order to watch it for this project, it wasn't available. I couldn't find it for rent or purchase in terms of streaming services. I mentioned to a friend of mine that I was having trouble finding it and they surprised me with a DVD copy. That sounds fortuitous right? That sounds like good luck for me doesn't it? The DVD I was given by my friend was not an official DVD of Soultaker. Rather, it was an official dub of an episode of the comedy series, Mystery Science Theater 3000. 

I was not aware of the full reputation of Soultaker when I decided to include it in Horror in the 90s. When I made the list, I saw the title Soultaker and that it was in the horror genre. I wanted to see what a movie called Soultaker was like. Had I known that its reputation was that of one of the worst horror movies ever made, I would have thought twice about including it in this book. What possible lessors or ideas could be gleaned from watching a truly terrible horror movie? 

There are certainly plenty of bad horror movies that I have watched for this book, without knowing for sure ahead of time that they were terrible. Thus, having already been told how bad Soultaker was, I had a choice to make as to whether or not it was worth seeing. That choice was complicated also by the fact that I cannot watch it in its original form. The only access to Soultaker currently is this Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffed version. 

Find my full length review at Horror.Media