Best horror movie trivia of 1985

Trivia: When General is being chased by the St. Bernard, a red Plymouth Fury slams on its brakes to avoid hitting them. After General and the dog make it passed safely, as the Fury drives off, its bumper sticker reads, "Watch out for me. I am pure evil. I am Christine."

Trivia: Ted White was asked to reprise his role as Jason (he played Jason in "The Final Chapter"). He turned it down and said, "I played Jason once, and once was enough."

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Trivia: Real pig guts were used for the scene where Joe Pilato (Rhodes) is ripped in half. The guts were accidentally left out of the freezer for the weekend and so were rotten when they were used. The stench was so bad that everybody ran off the set once they finished.

Trivia: The eye test sign in the office where Burt tells the Army story reads 'Burt is a slave driver..'

Trivia: The car that Charlie drives belongs to director Tom Holland.

Trivia: This film is notorious for having undertones and themes that many perceive as homoerotic, and the events of the film are often perceived by critics as a personification of the lead character Jesse being tormented by being "in the closet" and unable to be true to himself. While the makers of the film initially denied that this subtext was intentional, screenwriter David Chaskin recently admitted that the subtext was intentionally written into the script in order to give the characters and story depth.

Trivia: Based only very loosely on the story "Herbert West: Reanimator" by H.P. Lovecraft, taking great liberties with the original story. This was, reportedly, one of Lovecraft's least favorite among his stories, one that he only wrote in order to "pay the bills."

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Trivia: Gary Busey ad-libbed a majority of his lines. When director Daniel Attias told Stephen King about this, Stephen said he was OK with it.

Trivia: Christopher Lee agreed to appear in the film because he had never made a werewolf movie and wanted to make one. However, he absolutely hated the finished film. He later personally apologized to original "Howling" director Joe Dante (who had no involvement in this sequel) for making the film.

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Trivia: The evil count is named "Magnus Lee." His surname is nod to famed actor Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dracula in a number of horror films.

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