I didn’t go out looking for horror films in 1979. I knew about Alien, of course. Everyone did. Even in a small town. I didn’t see the movie until many years later, though. I was still in high school and money was scarce (college was all either scholarship, loan, or work-study money). If Tourist Trap ever came to town I didn’t know about it. In fact, I didn’t know about it at all until reading Stephen King’s Danse Macabre. Enough time has passed that the movie is now streaming for free and, indeed, it is David Schmoeller’s first film. ...
