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Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror
The 1970s horror of Pete Walker
Although I was most familiar with his 1983 horror comedy House of the Long Shadows, in which he brought together horror icons Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and John Carradine, director Pete Walker made the bulk of his horror … Continue reading
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Tagged Frightmare, House of Mortal Sin, House of Whipcord, Schizo, slashers, The Comeback, The Flesh and Blood Show
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It happened in the woods
This trio of films from the late teens offers found footage, a home invasion, and bewitching behavior…and it all happens in the woods. FOUND FOOTAGE 3D (2016) Found Footage 3D is a meta movie about a group of filmmakers trying … Continue reading
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Tagged found footage, Found Footage 3D, home invasion, possession, supernatural, Teenage Wasteland, Witches in the Woods
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A 1990s monster triple feature
Seems like everything in the horror section of the video store I worked at back in the day skipped the theaters and went straight to VHS. It was a way of life for a whole horror generation. So let’s get … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnosaur 2, Carnosaur 3, creature features, Split Second
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Two video game adaptations and a serious creature feature
A werewolf comedy, a battle with inner demons, and the Resident Evil reboot. My latest triple feature was a total mix of subgenres, so I can appreciate the variety. But did I appreciate the movies? Let’s find out. WEREWOLVES WITHIN … 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, What I'm Doing With My Joystick
Tagged Antlers, creature features, gay horror, horror comedies, living dead, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, undead, werewolves, Werewolves Within, Zombies
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A journey back to the horror of the early 2000s
Can you believe it has been twenty years since we entered a new millennium? It was a great time for horror…simply because we were leaving 90s horror behind! Unfortunately, you wouldn’t know that by most of the movies I picked … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Dard Divorce, Feardotcom, ghosts, slashers, supernatural, The Last Winter, The Mangler 2, The Mangler Reborn, torture porn
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Three from the early teens
Thirsty pretty people, a crazy poor Asian, and Satan’s baby back again. Let’s get into these three. THIRST (2010) As a fan of Lacey Chabert and Mercedes McNab in horror flicks, I can safely say it’s okay for those who … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream Home, occult, Rosemary's Baby, satanism, slashers, Thirst
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The 90s: when most horror was direct-to-video
I once again struggled my way through a bunch of 90s crap I’d never seen, and I actually found a couple that had their charms—one of which was a total winner for me. THE INHERITOR (1990) There’s a good idea … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebola Syndrome, ghosts, horror anthologies, infected, Necronomicon: Book of the Dead, slashers, Steel and Lace, supernatural, The Inheritor, witches
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Halloween and Christmas horror round-up…in February
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but somehow a bunch of October and December horror flicks gravitated my way—finally, months after I needed them to. Therefore, it’s time for a belated seasonal celebration of flicks to add to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Another Evil Night, dolls, For the Sake of Vicious, found footage, Hell on the Shelf, occult, Red Snow, satanism, Sheitan, slashers, The Trick or Treaters, vampires
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The horrors of Udo Kier: the formative years
After entering the horror genre with a witch hunt historical horror flick, Udo Kier did a trio of sleazy flicks based on classic fictional horror monsters. Yay! So let’s get into all four of them. MARK OF THE DEVIL (1970) … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood for Dracula, Flesh for Frankenstein, Mark of the Devil, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, torture porn, vampires, witches
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Crazy for the 80s
My latest selection of six flix to cover includes five I scored on Blu-ray, and a final one that could definitely use an official release on disc—and they’re all lesser-known movies you may have stumbled upon on HBO or on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Big Man on Campus, creature features, Curfew, gay horror, Girlfriend from Hell, Graverobbers, home invasion, horror comedies, occult, Scream for Help, The Kindred, Zombies
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