Episode 22: The Burning (1981)

"Man, this guy is so burned, he's cooked! A fucking Big Mac, overdone! You know what I mean?" In the 1980s, slasher movies were booming and at times, summer camp was the place to be concerning them. In 1980, Camp Crystal Lake suffered a tragedy when Mrs. Voorhees slayed 7 people in the name of her son Jason. Yet one year later, Camp Blackfoot had its own tragedy when the groundskeeper known as Cropsy was burned in a prank gone wrong. The tragedy got even worse when Cropsy decided to take vengeance upon a group of campers from nearby Camp Stonewater. The Burning has a huge following and with Melissa still a newbie to horror films, this one was pretty much a requirement. With Tom Savini behind the gore effects, it's a no-brainer that it'll be a bloody one for her, but does that make it a good film? We'll get into that and see if the movie is truly worth the hype. Join us as we get in our canoe and paddle through the ups and downs of dealing with Cropsy and his gardening shears. Plus we'll answer the ultimate burning question: Does Melissa regret choosing this film just because it starred Jason Alexander?