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The horror of a 1990s trashy double feature
Having run out of frightening ideas, much of the early 1990s horror turned to campy, crappy, and crude horror and exploitation comedy. And nobody did it better than Fred Olen Ray and Troma! EVIL TOONS (1992) Fred Olen Ray … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, Evil Toons, exploitation, Shakespeare, slashers, Tromeo and Juliet
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The perversions of Peter Cottontail!
Director Dustin Mills has brought us z-grade, direct-to-video crap like Bath Salt Zombies, Night of the Tentacles, and Zombie A-Hole. But he may have outdone himself with Easter Casket, in which a psycho Peter Cottontail plans to take revenge on … Continue reading
Heartless – it really is what’s on the inside that counts…
I should have no interest in a movie like Heartless. It’s deep. It’s meaningful. It has spiritual—and anti-spiritual—themes. It makes you think. And it’s nearly two hours long. In fact, the first time I tried to watch it, I turned … Continue reading
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When you slap together 3 indie films and call it a Christmas horror flick…
…you get Santa’s Sickest: Tales of Terror, Torture, Murder and Gore! Sure there’s an evil Santa on the DVD case. Sure, the blurb on the back reads: “…when Santa goes off the deep end and decides it’s time to exact … Continue reading
Talking with the guys who give you Night Terrors…and facials
I recently blogged about a horror DVD impulse buy I made simply because there was a killer Santa on the cover. Night Terrors is a horror anthology that pays homage to old school direct-to-video indies. I know. Everyone with an … Continue reading
Night Terrors – the throwback horror anthology horror lovers should be talking about
As I was looking for some new Christmas horror, the Internet pointed me to a movie called Night Terrors. I watched the trailer, got an 80s shot-to-video vibe, saw a killer Santa, and went for it with no expectations. But … Continue reading
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Tagged body horror, horror anthology, horror comedy, infected, Night Terrors, slashers
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Theater geek outcasts face some serious Drac drama
Richard Griffin’s indie flix celebrate the sex, gore, and campy goodness of 70s and 80s horror, exploitation, and grindhouse movies (I blog about most of them here) so I’m always psyched when a new one comes around. This time he … Continue reading
Quick looks at modern horror time killers part 9
This trio of films has its flaws, but I would definitely not pass up any of them. Each one has its own very distinct personality for sure. HELLBENDERS (2012) Hellbenders is a pretty fun premise—a bunch of deadbeat messes join … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, Devil’s Tower, gay horror, ghosts, Hellbenders, horror comedy, possession, The Babadook, Zombies
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A dog is man’s best friend…especially when man is man’s worst enemy
I was at a reading in New York City with several of my fellow Bold Strokes Books authors, and after David Swatling read an excerpt from his book (like a master storyteller) about a dog finding a human head in … Continue reading
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The gay horror films of Bent-Con 2014!
It was a great year for gay horror at Bent-Con. Aside from an assortment of great horror panels (mine being one of them!), there were plenty of horror films being screened. Here’s the breakdown of the ones I was able … Continue reading
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