Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror

PRIME TIME: severing those family ties

It’s an evil embryo, a sinister sister, and a freaky family in my latest triple feature. BLOOD BORN (2021) This is an entertaining little film, but it really feels like it would have worked better as a 30-minute short in … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: an exorcism, an anthology, and a big bug

I’m nearing the end of my Prime watchlist, so let’s get right into the three I just crossed off it. WHILE WE SLEEP (2021) If you need an exorcism itch to be scratched, you might get a hint of relief … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: evil ladies

Beware the wicked women in this triple feature—The Widow, Medusa, and Lilith! THE WIDOW (2020) This Russian film dubbed in English on Prime sort of follows the basic premise of The Blair Witch Project, but it isn’t found footage. Interviews … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: slashing in different styles

My latest marathon on Prime was definitely an interesting selection, so let’s get right into them. BURIAL GROUND MASSACRE (2021) If you were around in 1996, you’ll remember there were loads of cheap, copycat slashers released in the wake of … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: I really blew it when I added these three to my watchlist

Slashers, witches, Satanism, ghosts…I really thought there would be something to like here. But this triple feature was a disappointment. SATAN’S SERVANT (2021) This film is touted as being made by high school students, so if you’re going into it, … Continue reading

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It came to Blu-ray in 2022, and I bought it

It’s the three latest new releases I’ve added to my collection—a sequel forty years in the making, a new one from Ti West, and the Foo Fighters horror comedy. DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW 2 (2022) The writer of the … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: home invasion horror and a Lovecraft creature

Yay! It was a triple feature marathon of movies from my Prime list, and I had a good time with all three of them…and one even features a gay couple. BABYSITTER MUST DIE (2020) The deceiving cover and title make … Continue reading

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A different kind of demon, a pandemic gone wild, and a bloodthirsty vigilante

It’s a trio of flicks featuring less-than-human terrors, with a demon, the infected, and an anti-hero. DEMONIC (2021) The director of District 9 goes a completely different route and gives us a possession movie that plays out like a horror … Continue reading

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PRIME TIME: dabbling in the occult and bringing out the beasts

Despite being very different in plot and tone, these three films kind of worked together due to some common threads. They made for an absolutely unintentional, logical weekend triple feature–I was merely knocking off the next three flicks on my … Continue reading

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Time for some pseudo found footage flicks

It’s a triple feature with filmed footage, but the intent is to take different approaches to how and why the characters are filming the footage. Let’s see how that worked out for these horror flicks. CURSE OF AURORE (2020) If … Continue reading

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