Lansdale, many of whom had been patiently waiting to see the inimitable writer’s work to find its way to the silver screen. (And somehow, Bruce Campbell turns in one of his most muted performances while playing Elvis Presley – it’s a testament to his range.)īubba Ho-Tep still managed to take a lot of viewers by surprise – all except for fans of Joe R. (And in particular, strange horror.) This is a bizarre film that absolutely lives up to its insane premise and slam-dunk cast: it’s quite funny, but also genuinely suspenseful at points. I mean, how much more offbeat can you get? Toss in how it was directed by Don Coscarelli, creator of the cult-favorite Phantasm series, and you have a movie that’s legend is set up to grow rapidly among fans of weird cinema. These two old, probably crazy folks are the only ones who stand between an ancient, Egyptian villain and the very souls of everyone who still cares about them. Kennedy (Ossie Davis) – or, that’s at least who his elderly housemate claims to be. His only ally is former President John F. No one believes that the old man is the actual Elvis, and so he’s certain no one’ll believe him that a 3,000-year-old mummy is draining the lifeforces of his fellow senior citizens. A millenia-old, cursed mummy escapes from its touring exhibit and takes up residence in the retirement housing, preying on the weak and aged – sucking their souls out from their ( ahem) behinds. Take the set-up for Bubba Ho-Tep: Elvis Presley – who didn’t die but went into hiding, and is played by Evil Dead’s Bruce Campbell – lays rotting away, forgotten, in an East Texas old folks’ home. Every now and then a movie comes along which feels tailor-made for a cult audience.
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