"When it comes to blood in my underwear, I want to know how it got there."

This week's Thursday Thriller is Brain Damage.

This 1988 comedy was written and directed by Frank Henenlotter. You remember him. He also made Basket Case and Frankenhooker. He's a weird guy.

The movie is about a guy named Brian (Rick Hearst) who lives in an apartment with his brother Mike (Gordon MacDonald). They have weird, old people for neighbors. At the beginning of the movie the old people are way over-actingly upset because Aylmer is missing. It turns out Aylmer is a parasitic slug whose head is somewhat brain-shaped and who speaks in a golden baritone. Aylmer likes to attach himself to his host's spine and force them to take him out hunting for his favorite snack, human brains. In return, Aylmer injects his host with blue juice that feels so good. The host barely remembers murdering anybody.

I liked Brain Damage, but not as much as Henenlotter's other films. It definitely has its moments, but if you haven't seen Basket Case, watch it first.

Basket Case streams on Shudder.