I wondered how my pals from the ’80s might’ve collectively reacted to director Zelda Williams’ and screenwriter Diablo Cody’s new horror comedy had it actually been released in the year of its 1989 setting. My guess is we would’ve thought that it was pretty lame but had some decent laughs; that Heathers and Beetlejuice did the same sort of thing much better; and that the movie was only worth our time because we got to see it for free.
Oh! My! Goth!: “Lisa Frankenstein,” “Out of Darkness,” and “The Teachers’ Lounge”
