It’s one of those rare horror films that tackles important issues like race and gentrification but makes it a bloody and darkly funny ride. Wes Craven is the master! 🖤

This movie was inspired by a real-life newspaper article that Wes Craven read. In 1974, two black burglars broke into a home in L.A. and were never seen again. When police came to search the home, they discovered barred windows, locked doors, and a roomful of children who were pale, malnourished, and had their tongues cut out. ⊙_⊙😱😱😫😫

Ronald Reagan actually called his wife "Mother" as well. Also I realized I love how Fool doesn't just survive in this horror movie, he goes back to the house to do the right thing.

You know your villains are perfectly evil when the audience roots for the cannibals in the basement.

"Y'all need to leave. The Reagans have returned." That was just about perfect Alanda!

Horror Fact: the killer couple in the movie also played a married couple in the weird ass show Twin Peaks. She was the wife who shoots her eye out because her husband doesn’t love her and she gets amnesia and falls in love with a high school student. He was the husband who tries not to cheat with the waitress at the diner.😂

“You give leather dadies a bad name everywhere” 😂😂

Wes craven really is the blueprint… this movie had me distressed when I was 8 😭

Not YOU having the audacity, the gall, the GUMPTION, to tell Leroy he's always rocking a look, when you be eating the screen UP from the chest up only! Lol. Seriously, though. I love seeing your radiant face on my screen. Perfect, relatable reaction (per usual.) Hope you had a fantastic BHM, and have a great year.

"Why are you dressed all cute like a Borrower?" 😂🤣💀🪦 I'm all sad when Roach dies. Always thought he was cute in a freakish sort of way. Also, I remember in an interview with Wendy Robie (The Mother), that the bathtub scene was actually the first scene she and A.J. (Alice) filmed together. She went to talk to her beforehand to go over what they were going to do and they both basically agreed on "Scream Bloody Murder the whole time". The director had to yell cut several times just because neither of them could hear him and they ended the scene hugging, laughing, and crying. 😀

I don't understand why this movie isn't more popular and known, it's absolutely fantastic.

Me and my bestfriend would just scan the horror section of the video store when we had sleepovers back in the day.. and I definitely grabbed this at one point. We both absolutely loved it lol. Such a good movie. Loved the reaction Oh and I do also practice Tarot. And The Fool Cards meaning is.. The Fool is usually depicted as a beggar or a vagabond, he wears ragged clothes & stockings without shoes, and carries a stick on his back. The Fool represents new beginnings, having faith in the future, being inexperienced, not knowing what to expect, having beginner's luck, improvisation and believing in the universe. Perfect description of the character in this movie.

"Abandon the Midas touch!" OMG Alanda!!!! This one has some of your best one liners! "If they get your ass I swear I will not shed a tear, I will not blink an eye, I will not give a fuck." "Those gleeful veneers poking out that leather mask... nuh-uh." You had me rollin!!!

"Babe, I need your cannibalistic ass." 😂😂 Your reactions are everything.

Wes Craven was a genius and created my two favorite horror franchises: A Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream. Social commentary and camp is the perfect way to put it. Love this movie too. And you totally called out the Reagan influence. Would love to see your reactions to a couple other Craven films The Serpent and the Rainbow and Red Eye.

Grew up on this film :) Fool and Roach were my heroes. Disturbing and so fun to watch. The mother and how abusive and sadistic she is to Alice still disturbs the most.

This is definitely a forgotten horror classic. A sick ride, for sure. Great reaction. Fun to see your bloodlust come out for Crazy Mother and Leather Daddy. Those two deserved what they got.

The film is full of small rich details that often get overlooked: - When Prince gets bayonetted, the room he dies in has pictures of children behind a chain-link fence, which are recon photos Mommy and Daddy did of children they were planning to abduct. - The money hoard is the old embalming cellar for the original funeral home. That and all the stuff in the basement and attic indicate that Mommy and Daddy hoard all the stuff their parents and grandparents left behind too. - Mommy and Daddy are the Robeson family (the sign outside the house). Mommy calls him Eldon at one point, so his real name is Eldon Robeson. - The run-down part of the house is the entire half of the building they've walled off due to disrepair. Rather than spend money to fix it, they've just locked it away just like the kids in the cellar. - Mommy & Daddy hoard all the money because they don't really know what to do with it. They're still stuck in the same mental state as children, which is typical of severe abuse victims. So they just do what their parents did, which is pathologically control and abuse their own children and collect as much money as possible. Beyond that, they don't know what else to do with their money or lives except repeat the process. - My personal theory is that Daddy wears the Leather suit because he thinks it's armor of some kind. Like I said, he's mentally still a child so he probably has no idea that his father wore it for sex stuff. He thinks it's a suit of armor which is why he keeps putting it on when he hunts Roach.

This was such a fun surprise to see you react to! Such a classic. Plus baby Brandon Adams! I had such a crush on him as a kid once he got a bit older and was in the Mighty Ducks movies and the Sandlot.

I adore you for referring to Alice as Rayanne throughout this. A.J. Langer was such an under utilized talent. Wouldn't it be fun if she came back to play the evil mom in Peele's remake? Doubtful, though. She's the Countess of Devon now.

I’m so glad you reacted to this gem. By far one of my favourite horror movies and definitely my favourite Wes Craven movie. It’s just so batshit crazy in the most glorious way. You said it perfectly when “Daddy” first appeared in the gimp suit, it just keeps levelling up. So much fun!

Wes hired the "Brother Sister" duo because he loved them as a (totally, tonally different) couple on TWIN PEAKS.. the Pilot Episode of that is a must see, even if you dont see the rest.. its maybe the most important tV series of the last 40 years...it changed TV forever.

YES, I'm so glad you watched this! I had the poster on my ceiling as a 90s teenager - one of the most underrated horror movies of all time. And Fool should be in MI6 or something (yes, I'm recruiting a fictional American kid into a fictional British spy agency).

I was one of the people who suggested this movie, and I felt so bad when it looked like it was gonna be too much for you, like: "Oh, no! What did I do? I'm so sorry!" So I was very happy that you ended up loving it 😄

Watched this movie so much as a kid. Definitely in my top 5 Wes Craven films.

I had to pause the reaction after "Why you dressed cute like a Borrower!" to say that you never cease to amaze me. As a childrens book author and fan of this film AND your work, my worlds have collided. Much love from the upper west side. xo

I remember watching this movie a few years ago out of nowhere and it was a really good thriller movie. Despite the exaggeration of the gore and comedy, the depiction of oppression that black people go through in America is spot on. Redlining is still somewhat a thing but not as big and seeing some white people greed show by becoming landlords promising to better the neighborhoods only to raise up the cost living there so they kick them out and sell their homes and property to commercial developers. This was one of Craven’s best films I’m glad you’re watching this.

Loved this film as a child. Yeah, I was one of those kids who was allowed to watch horrors 😂

I hate when people tell boys “you’re the man of the house”. They’re still children. Even if they have to assume some responsibilities or they’re in a bad situation, they’re still kids & don’t deserve to have their childhoods taken away.

One of my favorite movies. I love how it tackled different issues and also was creepy af. A bit of racism, cannibalism, gore, child abuse it goes on and on lol

Such a great, underrated movie. I've always wanted to know what happened to Fool and Alice later on. Love those characters.

You picked a bonafide CLASSIC right here! A very underrated horror movie & one of my favorites by Wes Craven for sure! We Stan an ally! Loved your reaction as always many blessings💕

The Serpent and the Rainbow is another Wes Craven film you might enjoy. It's one of my favorites.

I randomly rented this from the mom & pop vhs rental store when I was a young teenager...around the same age as fool actually. I LOVED this film as a kid, but watching this reaction makes me wonder WTF was I doing watching this at a young age, lol. But, it still holds up. *I used to think that the "daughter" was an incest baby between the brother & sister. I'm glad they went out of their way to state that she wasn't their birth daughter.* Great Reactions BTW!

Girl I could watch your reactions for hours...LOL your a breath of fresh air ;) Keep being you boo!! This movie is a crazy ride LOL

“Is that an actual photo of Ronald Regan on your nightstand?” 😂😂😂😂

Ahh thrilled you took my suggestion, and very happy you enjoyed it! To me this is one of the best showcases, alongside Nightmare on Elm Street, of Craven's uniqueness and creativity as a writer/director. Like, how do you even come up with this? Fool's one of my favorite horror movie heroes, and I get so sad about Roach (RIP). Hope you get to Wes Craven's New Nightmare some day.

The political themes of the film are quite interesting. And rather subtly done by comparison to the over-the-top nature of the film. Gentrification, greed, white privilege, corruption. It's all there.

One of his best and extremely underrated!! Loved your reactions, so fun to watch!

Some movies, especially back in the day, the way Black people (especially in Urban settings) are portrayed; I'm just like "That's not how Black people work. Not how any of us work." This, and Candyman; they understood the assignment. 💯👌 They touched on real issues. Not glossed over. Gave us characters and not caricatures. In a horror movie. 😳

The two actors that played the villains in this movie played a husband and wife in Twin Peaks. If you've never seen it and you're looking for something different to react to, I don't think I've seen anyone else on KZfaq go through it. It was three seasons of a TV series and a movie. It's very cerebral and one of my favorite shows ever.

This movie was definitely ahead of its time. And it's highly underrated. I have only seen it once because it was disturbing for me when it first came out. And watching you react just reminded me of that.

So I found a later Craven offering that is....interesting. it's called "My Soul To Take" itd be interesting to see your take. But yes this film is amazing and holds up fantastically. This is one of the first movies that solidified my love for The genre! When I was like....6 years old 😂 I'm very nervous for the remake...

Apparently, a remake of this is in development. Jordan Peele is producing it, he’ll probably get to it after NOPE is finished. Please tell me SCREAM 5 is next week’s reaction. It should be up for rentals by then and I'm dying to see you enjoy watching those killers get their asses FUCKED UP!!!!!!

This is how it was. For a lot of us! No daddy, sick momma, plenty of women and babies and a child who’s the man of the house ☹️🤦🏾‍♂️

YESSSS!! I am so excited to see you react to this. I still remember flipping through the channels late one night and stumbling upon this gem when I was 8 or 9. One thing that struck me while reading through the comments is the number of people who saw this when they were kids and it clearly left a major impression on them. I wonder if that has something to do with the fact that the main protagonists are badass kids? Anyway, I loved Fool growing up and this movie is definitely in my Top 5 Wes Craven films.

I forgot all about this movie. Like, damn, movies back in the day were fantastic and terrifying. Not many nowadays can compare. Been bingeing your videos; you are hilarious. New subbie.

The people under the stairs is one of my favorite Horror movies of all time. Allison thanks for sticking with it . Has one of THE best all-time horror movie endings. As you watch this the satirical commentary of gentrification, classisim, and capitalism. I'd like to Give shouts out to both Brandon Adam's (Fool) & Sean Whalen (Roach) & AJ (Alice) there chemistry on screen is kinetic. Especially roach as he emotes with just his sounds. The "Dusties" are the children they Abducted. Over a span of 20 years. Which is based on actual events of two home invaders who find 2 children who were locked in the basement in Los Angeles, California during 1970s. *Fun Fact* Allison Joy "AJ" Langer Now she's is Allison Joy Courtenay the countess of Devon. (My namesake) 🇬🇧 in England.

I love this movie! Wes Craven Never Disappoints 🥰 “I Need Your Cannibalistic Ass” got me Ded!

"Why are you dressed cute like a borrower" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks girly for the review..such a great reaction to one of my fav Wes craven movies. Have a great end to Feb and I hope you have a blessed March coming ❤

You stay on of my absolute favorite reactors because you stay out here serving realness, and you’re watching stuff that a lot of other reactors don’t watch. I know that people are on you to set up a Patreon, but the benefit of not having one is that you watch what you want to watch when you want to watch it. Half the reason a lot of reactors watch the same stuff is because they have the same audience and the Patreon contributors, and then the audience feels salty about reactors watching the same things. You do you, you’re crushing it. Set up a Kofi or something so people can drop you money without expecting a say in how you run your channel. Love and respect, thanks :)

Absolutely loved your reaction to this film. It's always been a personal favorite of mine. So happy you enjoyed this, it's def. worth a rewatch to rediscover things you miss throughout.

NO YOU DID NOT PICK ONE. OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME!!! One of the movies I've seen Hundred of times like Beetlejuice and The Goonies. Love Brandon Adams from Michael.Jackson Moonwalker, Janet Jacksons video Alright, The Mighty Duck movies and classic summer time movie The Sandlot. This movie came out when I was 6 years old but didn't appreciate it until I was 15. Yeah this movie is crazy and love the happy ending. Yes sis, you picked a good one 😊💯

I’m glad you loved this movie! It’s a forgotten classic! Wes craven’s Red Eye-2005 also ( an thriller excellent thriller! I know you’ll love that movie, also stay away from the trailer!) and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare-1994 (aka my all time favorite horror movie, it’s a legacy sequel before legacy sequels existed!) (meta horror much like scream but serious) are must watches for you! Love your reactions! I’m always happy when it’s Sunday because I know Alanda has a new video up!

Fun fact! Fool’s sister was in Elm Street 5 (which you’ll get to eventually) as well as House Party (original. Also one of the greatest 90’s movies of all time) That’s Kelly Joe Minter. Also in Summer School🙂

Another terrific reaction Alanda. They never fail to make me smile! Like when I had covid/omicron a couple weeks ago, sickness also made me feel rather lonely - being a Canadian expat in the Netherlands - and your 'Candyman' and 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' reactions provided me such a great escape. Please keep the reactions coming! Fingers crossed we'll get a 'Misery' and 'Psycho' reaction one day... I know Annie Wilkes will give you an ocean of hilarious material lol. Btw - consider me shook after finding out that the actress who played Alice is now a British Countess!

My first time watching this was at my first sleepover. We all went to sleep after this and some girl peed in her coat.😂😂😂 Love this movie.

First time I saw this was on the scifi channel around 98. I immediately loved it. Oddly it was always the one wes craven film no horror fan seemed to know. Glad you enjoyed it.

I KNEW you’d react to this for Black History Month once you watched Candyman. I was talking to a friend and told him, “Remember watching this? I bet Alanda watches it.”😂 Look forward to seeing this again. (I often have to either rewatch or watch for the first time movies you react to, so I’ll back for the stellar reaction after rewatching the movie.)

Such a great movie. I love that it spends the first half educating you as to how the nightmare house works so when Fool comes back you can more clearly appreciate his plan. Wes Craven has put out some that aren't quite so good, Shocker comes to mind.

16:46 "are you not their real daughter?" The way you called it I SWEAR LOL

My So Called Life was such a great show. I adore those characters and love that you pointed out the actress who played Rayanne. I wish they would have made more seasons

"This is just the first of many obstacles you will face." 😆😆Have you done "The Golden Child" yet?

A guy at work gave me a copy of this to watch and i had never heard of it. He was always walking it up but didn't want to give to much of it away. I was pleasantly surprised when i started watching it to see it was Wes Craven (never knew he made this) and boy oh boy did I go for a ride. Love this movie. Extremely relevant today more than ever.

Oooooh! This reaction was a treat! I've never heard of this movie and your reaction to it was fantastic as always!

This movie is always fun, but so you know, Alanda...the Brother and Sister in this( Everett McGill and Wendy Robie) play Husband & Wife on TWINN PEAKS( Everett McGill's character Ed on the show is an adored Fan favorite)....also...Everett McGill is prob one of the sweetest and nicest human beings in real life, so seeing him being a villain is always hilarious, knowing he wouldn't harm a fly. Love this movie.

"dusty handed gremlin....." oh you had me laughing there.

Brandon Adams was one of my childhood crushes. Loved this movie

I can't believe that this movie is 30 years old now.. I remember going to the theater to see it, with my old ass😁 Poor Alanda can't stand to look at most of the movie...🤣🤣🤣

I'm so glad you enjoyed this film. It's an underrated horror staple. Your reactions btw were *chef kiss*

Ok fun fact: Halloween Horror Nights at universal Stuidios Florida has the entire set/majority of props shipped from California and assembled as a haunted house for their second year of operations. It was so damn popular they brought it back in 2006 for the 16th anniversary of HHN. Lemme tell you…it was as WILD as the movie (and I have come to appreciate the movie the older I get.). They gave you headlamps that were pretty bright to start but flickered and eventually turned off as you went further into the maze.

"GREED is a disease!!!! It affects the mind, body, and soul."😤 Great words of wisdom from Alanda Parker. A lesson well learned when Fool discovered loads of money, gold coins included in a hidden room in the cellar.

I enjoy your reactions so much! you bring so much joy and life to the horror commentary scene. I watch your videos every time I need to be centered. Thank you for your videos and can not wait to see what you react to next. P.S. Would love to see you react to Hereditary, Split, or Midsommar.

One of my favorite KZfaqrs covering one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies...there IS still good in the world!!! Also, ever since I first watched this movie (back in the VHS days), I have found the lead 'person under the stairs' oddly attractive... 🤔 Lastly, fun fact...A.J. Langer is now a Countess or something, having married royalty of some sort.

Fool is 13 and “too old for tit, too young for ass”. Ving Rhames delivers one of my favorite lines. It’s got my girl Kelly Jo Minter, she plays Fools sister, she was in all the horror films back in the day, Nightmare On Elm Street 5, Popcorn, Summer School, House Party.😂 I remember watching this and Tales From The Hood on UPN in the 90s. Thanks for reviewing this one Alanda. 👍

You should definitely react to Red Eye, Music of the Heart, Serpent And The Rainbow, and maybe Cursed when it comes to Wes Craven’s films

This is one of my favorite Wes craven movies. So underrated!

I cackled every time she said Leather Daddy 😂😂 It’s a gimp suit I thought, but funny lol

“Daddy in leather… he’s leather daddy?” Lmaoo

Another Wes Craven classic. 👍🏾

So glad you liked this one, it's a personal favorite. Roach is gone too soon but Fool is a brave and smart young badass!

One of my all time favorite Wes Craven movies as well as one of his most underrated works. You should check out his movie The Serpent and the Rainbow, it explores voodoo in the Caribbean.

I LOVE your commentary, and I'm glad you tackled this classic. I haven't watched this in over 20 years. I would love to see you react to It Follows.

Im so glad you got to this, i LOVE the themes of class solidarity in this movie! Wes literally said 'eat the rich' 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

MOP THE HEY!!! LMAO! Alanda is by far the funniest reactor i watch. And I watch like 20 of them.

Fool is smart, that's why he needs him. Even at 12 he's smarter than that man.

Agh another underrated classic, love this and am excited to watch your reaction.

I love this movie! It's fun watching movies with you lol.

I got giddy when I saw you were reacting to this movie. Definitely in my top three favorite Wes Craven flicks. I was only seven when it released but would sneak to watch it with my older cousins. How it didn't terrorize me back then, I'll never know

Your commentary was top notch in this one!! I stayed cracking up! Love your content!

Loved this movie growing up minus the child abuse and incest parts... Your commentaries are one of my favs!! You are Beautifully Entertaining!! 💜💜💜💜

I'm so happy you reacted to this. It's such a wild ride!!

I never knew that I needed to watch this movie with you until I saw it on my feed. 🔥❤️

You finally watched it. I'm excited. Commenting at the beginning of the video so haven't seen the reaction yet. Hope ya like it and hope that you're doing well. I got spoiled from around christmas time b/c not seeing your sweet face multiple times a week is saddening :( lol. But understand you got life to take care of. Take care you beautiful, sweet soul. *hugs*

By far my favorite reaction of yours…. I used to watch this film as a kid, it’s creative and classic! Can’t believe I’m just now finding out it was directed by Wes Craven! Love him ❤

YES! This is perfect. I forgot all about this movie. Watched it years ago, almost forgot completely about it. I normally don't like gore and gross horror, but in this case, it was really important to the story. So many layers to unpack about gentrification, race, abuse, the list keeps going on. SUCH a good review, loved it.

“You Come In Here , Ima Kick Yo Ass” My Favorite Part Of This Movie 😂😂

🗣 ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES GROWING UP IT SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG ESPECIALLY THE BROTHER IN THAT DAM LEATHER SUIT AND ROACH WAS MY FAVORITE

Omg!!! One of my favorite horror films!!!! So excited to watch