Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Trailer Park of Terror’

Written by Scott Edwards 

​There is nothing wrong with wanting to be someone different and leaving behind your old life. Needing to escape and find something new may not be the easiest thing to do, but if you are in a bad situation in life, it is the right thing to do. Now I did not say run away from your problems, but what I will say is that a life changing experience could be more than worth it, and more people need to try it. If you are not happy or stuck in a rut and have the means, do it, what do you have to lose? Life is no fun if you are not happy while living it… or at least making someone else happy.

Norma has a big night ahead of her and is looking to make the most of it. Going out with a boy from school, a higher-class boy that does not live in a trailer park, Norma is getting endless amounts of crap when trying to make it up the hill to see him. Nobody in the park is willing to say one nice thing to her as she is making her walk, they all know that no matter who she dates, she will never leave the park and just be ‘poor old’ Norma. When her date gets pushed into a rail and dies in front of her very eyes, Norma loses her cool and will no longer play nice with others. Pulling out a propane tank and lighting a smoke, Norma takes out the entire trailer park in a blaze of glory.

Years later, Pastor Lewis is taking his troubled youth on a little trip. Saying that the kids are not bad, he is not able to contain them during a normal pit stop. Talking to the waitress at the diner, the Pastor is trying to find the quickest way the next town, but the road he points out is not advised by anyone in the diner and they beg him to get the delinquents out of the building. Having to pay for everything, Lewis gets back on the road and tries to beat the oncoming storm but gets caught in it while on the road. Hitting a truck in the middle of the road, he sees a large illuminated sign for a trailer park and heads in to find shelter for himself and the kids.

When a stunning blond answers the door, calling herself Norma, Pastor Lewis is grateful for the help she is willing to provide. Norma is able to house everyone in the group in a different, empty, trailer so they will have a fine visit. But that is not enough for the young woman, she is looking for something in the way of payment from the Pastor and gives him all the right signals. The Pastor is not a strong man and finds his way into Norma’s trailer during the night. Having his head pulled off while exploring the pleasures of the flesh, he is not able to warn his delinquents about what is about to happen. As the night pushes on, more inhabitants of the trailer park start to emerge and the kids have no idea what they are up against, except for their only goth member, Bridget, who will not go down without a fight. Not knowing how long they will have to hold out, the night is full of dark and many fears, and all of them revolve around the undead coming back to sacrifice the living.

SEX, DRUGS, ROCK-N-ROLL… UNDEAD!  What about those four words do not get your engine going? This is the perfect horror movie, you have a back story that you start off with, you have a flash back that shows you how messed up someone is, you have a group of troubled kids that are only looking to raise hell… and they found it. I can tell you one thing, this movie may not have won any awards, but it was done right, and I still get the itch to watch it again. With plenty of gore, you have a group of the undead being held together by duct tape, DUCT TAPE! I am also a huge fan of the strong female lead and once the Pastor checks out, Bridget takes over and does more damage than anyone could have ever expected from a goth chick that wanted love from everyone at the same time. Stay Scared!

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