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Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror
Digging into my Stephen King movie collection part 1
Although post-80s Stephen King novels and movie adaptations failed to mesmerize me like the material being released when he was at the top of his game, I’ve decided to go back and check out a bunch of the adaptations in … Continue reading
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Tagged Apt Pupil, Dreamcatcher, Needful Things, Stephen King
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PRIME TIME: a whole lot of slashing fun…and a good dose of gay fun
Now this is how to do a weekend marathon of simple slashers. There was plenty to like about this trio, so let’s take a look. SLASHORETTE PARTY (2020) I went into Slashorette Party hoping for some halfway decent kills and … Continue reading
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Tagged Exploited, gay horror, Hollow Scream, slashers, Slashorette Party
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Gender-bending, Bette Davis, and redneck witchcraft in the 1970s
It’s back to the early 1970s, when I was just a wee child, for a threesome of films featuring female horror veterans. DR. JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE (1971) You’d never expect Hammer Films to challenge the norm in one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, Hex, occult, Scream Pretty Peggy, slashers, witches
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HULU HORRORS: cannibals, swimming ghosts, and a slasher
I haven’t tapped into the Hulu horror selection in a while, so it’s time to check out a few of their newer offerings. FRESH (2022) Fresh is Boxing Helena meets Hannibal—with a very Gen X soundtrack thrown in for good … Continue reading
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Tagged cannibals, found footage, Fresh, ghosts, Lantern's Lane, slashers, The Deep House
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: Asian vs. American vs. German horror
It’s a trio of horror flicks from my watchlist, two that have been there for a while because I often find Netflix’s “higher end” selection of horror movies to be a huge disappointment—like two of the three movies I watched … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftermath, demons, possession, supernatural, The 8th Night, The Privilege
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Triple feature from the 1950s and 1960s
Dusting off the decades to bring you this flashback of fear…or not. Let’s get into them. IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953) It’s a thrill that an old sci-fi flick based on the writings of Ray Bradbury was made in … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Eye of the Devil, It Came from Outer Space, occult, The Brain Eaters
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Ghosts on a boat, a killer girl group, and sexy vampires
I’ve added a handful of new movies to my Blu-ray collection, mostly from the 2000s, but I’ll reach back to the 90s once for this post due to an original/remake double feature. Let’s get into them. GHOST SHIP (2002) You … Continue reading
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Tagged Embrace of the Vampire, erotic horror, Ghost Ship, ghosts, Poison Ivy: The Secret Society, supernatural, vampires
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HOLIDAY HORRORS: a killer leprechaun, a killer bunny, and a killer on Halloween
Three holidays, three movies to add to the holiday horror page. Let’s get right to them. THE LEPRECHAUN’S CURSE (2021) The sequel to The Leprechaun’s Game is its own story, so you don’t need to see the first film to … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Easter Bunny Massacre, gay horror, Jack Lantern, slashers, The Leprechaun's Curse
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NETFLIX AND CHILLS: making all kinds of sacrifices for better or worse
This trio of films is a good reminder of why Netflix is personally not my go-to place for a horror fix. I much prefer the less polished and much more fun indies Prime gets by the dozen. But since I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, occult, Rattlesnake, supernatural, The Old Ways, The Swarm
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