# monsters coming out of tv sets; bizarre horror film **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 23, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836 "2009-10-23T09:29:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luncevest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@luncevest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luncevest)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/1 "2009-10-23T09:29:08Z")
Back when I was much younger, I saw the preview for a horror film that I think may have come out some time during the early 90s, late 80s. The basic premise of the film was that of monsters coming out of tv sets and attacking the viewers. I don’t remember much from the previews except two scenes. One was of a monster that looked a little something like Blanca from the Street Fighter games, coming out of a tv set towards the audience. But it was the other clip that I found much more disturbing. A thin blue monster, partially coming out of a tv set, has his hand raised in front of a young man. We only see him from the waist down, when suddenly, the monster pulls down his pants revealing…everything. The scene then cuts to the guy looking down in horror. It was by far one of the most disturbing scenes I had ever witnessed, and I was quite surprised that they would feature it in a film, even a horror one. Anyone know what movie this is? ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/2 "2009-10-23T09:45:50Z")
> [@luncevest](#): > > . We only see him from the waist down, when suddenly, the monster pulls down his pants revealing…everything. Uhhh…the porn version of **Ringu**??? Perhaps… **Wangu**? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/3 "2009-10-23T10:02:38Z")
[Is this you](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080718052650AAfGt1H) asking the same question a year ago on answers.yahoo ( first thing that came up on Google )? Some answers were given there, if you never went back and checked. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/4 "2009-10-23T11:28:21Z")
It’s years since I’ve seen it, but [Videodrome](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/) features weird tv stuff… although maybe not the right weird stuff, and it’s from 1983, which is a little early. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/5 "2009-10-23T11:38:05Z")
> [@](#): > > We only see him from the waist down, when suddenly, the monster pulls down his pants revealing…everything. The scene then cuts to the guy looking down in horror. Was the Blue Monster Flashing him or Mooning him? Is this what Dr. Manhattan did on his off days? Besides _The Ring_ (and, presumably the Japanese original _Ringu_ that I haven’t seen) the only movies I can think of where something comes out of the TV screen are **the Time Travelers** from 1964 ([The Time Travelers (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058659/) ) and **Flower Drum Song** (1961 – [Flower Drum Song (1961) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054885/) ). I don’t recall a scene like that in either of those 60s monies. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/6 "2009-10-23T12:54:54Z")
I am wondering if the OP is remembering a dream they had, and is conflating this with a vague memory of a movie. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/7 "2009-10-23T14:30:33Z")
Just way too many possible movies. For example I just saw [TerrorVision](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092074/) recently on cable. The usual monsters coming out of a TV set via a satellite dish. Also answers the question: “Whatever became of Alejandro Rey?” ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/8 "2009-10-23T15:33:19Z")
_ftg_, I came here to suggest **Terrorvision**. And Alejandro Rey died in 1987, at least according to [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Rey) ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-coming-out-of-tv-sets-bizarre-horror-film/514836/9 "2009-10-23T15:40:46Z")
Could it be [The Video Dead](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Video_Dead)? If you have [MGM-HD](http://www.mgmhd.com/dyingfortheweekend/), then it will be on November 1.