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Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror
They feed on flesh, so get out the popcorn and cherry cola
It’s a trio of films about infections and zombies, and two out of the three are loaded with gut-munching. The other one, not so much. Actually, not at all. A HARD PLACE (2025) This is such a perfectly bizarre zombie … Continue reading
A Valentine’s slasher at a gay guy’s house, a boogeyman, and a slasher comedy
It’s a trio of slasher subgenres, but did they deliver on the kills? PRETTY BOY (2021) This is a sequel to the home invasion flick Blind, which was about a masked psycho stalking a blind actress. This is quite an … 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 gay horror, horror comedies, Pretty Boy, Revenge of the Boogeyman, slashers, What Happens After the Massacre?
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Beware the scary women
It’s a trio of flicks in which creepy women…well…creep around. Let’s get right into them. PANDORA (2024) Much of this movie feels like a drug dream, allowing viewers to connect with the confusion and chaos the protagonist is going through…without … Continue reading
The Jaws novels—chomping at the different bits
It has been decades since I last read the original Jaws novel and the novelization of two of the sequels, so I decided it was time to revisit them on the 50th anniversary of the first movie. That summer, I … Continue reading
Big bad wolves…and no wolves beyond the title
What’s in a name? This foursome of flicks features two movies about werewolves and two that reference a werewolf or wolves in their names but have nothing to do with hairy beasts. Either way, were any of them worth a … Continue reading
Getting ahead of Halloween
It’s not unusual for me to start plotting and planning new additions to my Halloween décor at this time of year, and the hubby and I have already done some shopping at the Halloween shop near us. So I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Harlow's Haunt, slashers, Springsville, supernatural, The Stalking, witches
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TUBI TERRORS: a demon, the dead, and a found footage flick
Even though I probably won’t ever revisit these three films, they each had their moments…in the moment. BOOK OF THE DEAD (2024) The intro scene of this indie definitely sets a tone—and raises expectations—with demon hands opening the Book of … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of the Dead, Cold Blows the Wind, demons, found footage, ghosts, Nyctophobia, possession, supernatural
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What’s your sexual proclivity…a succubus or an incubus?
Whatever you’re into—be it a female ghost or a male ghost—you get hot naked men in this double feature, landing both on the stud stalking page. Awesome. SUCCUBUS (2024) This little indie horror is impressively effective, and it feels like … Continue reading
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Tagged ghosts, Incubus: New Beginnings, succubus, supernatural
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From kid favorites to killers—more terror takes on the classics
This time around, it’s Captain Hook, Popeye, and the Disney princesses. Let’s get into my latest themed marathon. HOOK (2025) The villainous pirate from Peter Pan becomes a modern-day psycho killer in this play on the classic children’s story. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fairest of Them All, Hook, Popeye's Revenge, slashers
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Off-season: Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, and Christmas horror
It’s a trio of flicks for the holiday horror page, but only one really satisfied me. Let’s get into them. HALLOWEEN CANDY (2025) My assessment of this one might be a little off, because I’m just going through some crappy … Continue reading
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Tagged Final Recovery, Halloween Candy, horror anthologies, Leprechaun: The Beginning, slashers
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