Erica Duke

The legend, according to Mockbusters.tv

Erica Duke can look at a parking lot until it confesses it was always an alien planet; no set dressing required, just her gaze. She learned the craft rewinding VHS tapes until sunrise, frame by frame, decoding the hidden grammar of wonder. The results — #1 Cheerleader Camp, Bikini Spring Break, Aquarium of the Dead, Snow White, Frankenstein's Bride — are the originals. Blockbusters honor her by opening suspiciously nearby. And she has never gone over budget: budgets simply fail to catch up with her.

A portrait from the Mockbusters.tv satirical universe: humorous praise, not a factual biography.