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Category Archives: Movie Times & Television Schedules – Staying Entertained
DIRECT TO STREAMING: three more from Louisa Warren
It was time to catch up on some of the latest releases from prolific indie horror director Louisa Warren, and I found these three on streaming services, so let’s check them out. RETURN OF PUNCH AND JUDY (2023) This is … Continue reading
Of females and frights
It’s a trio of flicks about girls getting into scary situations, but I wasn’t fully satisfied with any of these. Let’s find out why. LET’S SCARE JULIE (2019) We’ve scared Jessica to death, now it’s time to scare Julie! I … Continue reading
Of men and monsters
In this trio, handsome leading men face off against various horror threats, and I actually enjoyed all three of them. The movies, I mean. Okay, the men as well. THE BEAST WITHIN (2024) This is a more sophisticated, story-driven approach … Continue reading
Of mice and Cinderella
Here we go—three more horror flicks spawned from the world of children’s entertainment. One of them is a Mickey Mouse slasher, and the other two are both horror takes on Cinderella! THE MOUSE TRAP (2024) I seriously can’t wrap my … Continue reading
TUBI TERRORS: a horror anthology, fairy tale terror, and a classic monster reunion
I found something to appreciate about each of these three flicks from my Tubi watchlist, but I was always left wanting more. Let’s take a look. ALL HALLOWS’ EVE: INFERNO (2024) This pseudo-sequel to the All Hallows’ Eve horror anthology … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged All Hallows' Eve Inferno, creature features, Cursed, horror anthologies, Monster Mash, supernatural
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CHRISTMAS HORROR ROUND-UP 2024
I’m doing Christmas early this year, so there might be more to discover, but for now I’ve found six for the season to add to the complete holiday horror page. Unfortunately, most of them were Prime rentals…and not many of … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 'Twas the Night, A Very Flattened Christmas, Carnage for Christmas, Down the Chimney with a Shotgun, He Sees You When You're Sleeping, horror anthologies, Silent Bite, slashers, trans horror, vampires
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There’s something queer in the scare
It’s a trio of flicks featuring gay, lesbian, and queer characters in a variety of subgenres. TIME CUT (2024) Apparently, Time Cut first went into production like two years before Totally Killer even existed, but then the filmmaking process slowed. … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Clickbait: Unfollowed, gay horror, ghosts, horror comedies, LGBTQ horror, queer horror, slashers, supernatural, The Exorcism of Saint Patrick, Time Cut, torture porn, trauma porn
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A trio of Lovecraft inspired features
I can’t say that any of these films is a true adaptation of Lovecraft’s fiction, but they are all trippy and weird. Does that mean they’re good? Let’s find out. HP LOVECRAFT’S WITCH HOUSE (2021) Based on the same story … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday I Read the Book: Literary Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, H.P. Lovecraft, Monster Portal, Necronomicon, occult, Witch House
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The undead, demons, and delusions
The latest mish-mosh of films from my streaming watchlists had its moments, but only one truly satisfied me. DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS (2024) This is a pretty good if familiar setup that suffers from a few issues. First, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond the Chamber of Terror, demons, Don't Turn Out the Lights, occult, possession, supernatural, The Exorcists, undead, Zombies
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TUBI TERRORS: masked killer time
We all love masked killer movies…when they’re good. Unfortunately, I wasn’t quite feeling this trio from my Tubi watchlist. Let’s find out why. TRUTH OR DOUBLE DARE (2018) This film runs only 62 minutes long, and all I can say … Continue reading
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Tagged Behave, home invasion, Prey for the Bride, slashers, Truth or Double Dare
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