October Movie Challenge: The Stuff (1985)

It tastes great.It has no calories.Everyone loves it.It is also alive.This is an odd one. It's an obvious dig on 80s consumerism. Its commentary is spot on really. I can't fault it for that. Not quite as good as "Robocop," but still good. But is it good horror?The Stuff (1985)Larry Cohen’s 1985 horror-comedy, The Stuff, concerns a new dessert that has become the talk of the nation. It is irresistible. No calories, great taste, and everyone is fond of it. There is only one catch: it is alive.We start the film with some workers who come across an odd white matter oozing from the ground. One of them, being a man of reason in the face of an unknown substance, decides to put it in his mouth. Because that is what you do. Before you know it, the material is on shelves across the country under the name "The Stuff." As a kind of miracle confection, it is putting ice cream makers out of work, leaving other food companies in a tizzy. Instead of looking into what their rival is up to, they put…