Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror

Low-tech scares…going back to basics by dabbling in the occult

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Daniel

Cults, the occult, and a witch? Sign me up! But…did I get what I signed up for with this trio of selections from Tubi that rely on simple incantations, rituals, and sacrifices? Let’s find out. EVERWINTER NIGHT (2023) With a … Continue reading →

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There’s something in the woods…and behind the mirror…and in your mind

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Daniel

This was an intriguing and random selection of movies from my Tubi watchlist, and it was also a pretty satisfying one. DEMON BEHIND THE GLASS (2023) Despite a plot that becomes hard to follow and only slightly makes sense when … Continue reading →

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A backwoods creature, a found footage killer, and a tarot curse

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Daniel

It’s another smorgasbord of subgenres from my watchlists, so let’s get right into them. STOKER HILLS (2020) This is a third-person POV/found footage hybrid that jumps back and forth between detective hunting for missing film students and the footage they … Continue reading →

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Guests check in, but they don’t check out

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Daniel

It’s vacation time for friends and family, which means nothing is going to go right in this trio of slashers. STREAM (2024) Go into Stream with a bunch of your horror fiend friends and a big bowl of popcorn plus … Continue reading →

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Bringing out the animal in humanity

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Daniel

My weekend was filled with a 4-flick marathon of movies featuring humans with animalistic tendencies, so let’s sink our teeth into them. SHARK GIRL (2024) I really expected this one to be some sort of trashy, indie mess, but the … Continue reading →

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Clash of the subgenres

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Daniel

Each of these films features a curious combination of subgenres that makes them all rather unique when taken as a whole, yet simultaneously cliché in how the individual subgenres are presented and play out in each movie. FOG CITY (2023) … Continue reading →

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Cautionary tales about the supernatural side effects of being around white people

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Daniel

This was a pretty fun marathon of movies featuring Black main characters in paranormal peril due to bad choices made by white people. BLACKSTOCK BONEYARD (2021) Blackstock Boneyard is apparently based on a true story of two Black men that … Continue reading →

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: oh, the horrors!

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Daniel

These three films from my streaming watchlists borrow elements of found footage horror, but none of them fully commits to the subgenre’s rigid POV, allowing for some flexibility in the way the stories are presented. I’m not saying that makes … Continue reading →

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Three holiday horrors and a gay horror flick!

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Daniel

My latest weekend marathon featured two Halloween-themed horror flicks, a killer bunny flick good for an Easter horror marathon, and a mainstream gay horror flick that premiered on HBO MAX, making for a bunch of new titles for the holiday … Continue reading →

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BOUGHT ON BLU: a werewolf flick and a gay psychological thriller

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Daniel

The two latest additions to my movie collection check off a couple of my must-own boxes, each for a different reason: Frank Grillo in a horror movie, and gay horror. So, in essence, two horror movies for the gays. Let’s … Continue reading →

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