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A journey through my recent 1980s purchases on Blu-ray
Now I feel like I’m just getting desperate to remain as immersed in the best decade of my life as much as possible, considering a majority of my recent “80s horror” purchases barely qualify as horror. Let’s see if any … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged A Day of Judgement, American Rickshaw, backwoods horror, demons, Devil Story, gay horror, possession, Shallow Grave, slashers, supernatural
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STREAM QUEEN: a big clown letdown?
I saw clown faces popping up in my watchlists, so I thought I had a common blog theme ready once again. But it wasn’t quite what it seemed with these three… IT’S HERE (2019) It’s Here is another one of … 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 anthologies, Clownface, Crispy's Curse, gay horror, ghosts, horror comedies, It's Here, slashers
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STREAM QUEEN: if you miss the days of nature striking back on SyFy…
This foursome of flicks I found on Amazon Prime includes the kind of shark, big bug, and crocodile horror you might leave on if you accidentally stumbled upon it while channel surfing during a boring weekend about fifteen years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Apex Predators, Centipede, creature features, From the Depths, Saltwater: The Battle for Ramree Island
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Bingo Hell vs. Black As Night
It’s old people vs. young people in these two horror flicks about groups in communities of color. It seems Amazon is trying to tap into the “people of color horror” market following the release of the newest Candyman, but they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bingo Hell, Black As Night, gay horror, supernatural slashers, vampires
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DIRECT TO STREAMING: 4 from Scott Jeffrey
Director Scott Jeffrey is so prolific I suddenly found I had fallen behind in keeping up with his filmography, so I quickly delved into his four latest. Here’s how the marathon turned out for me. THE CURSE OF HUMPTY DUMPTY … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bats, Cannibal Troll, Conjuring the Genie, creature features, slashers, The Curse of Humpty Dumpty
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The weirdest depths of 90s horror
My video store career started at the end of the 80s, and I spent most of the 90s working both there and at a bookstore part time to pay my way through college to eventually get my master’s degree (I … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged aliens, Auntie Lee's Meat Pies, Funny Man, horror comedies, I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, occult, satanism, slashers, The Borrower, The Day of the Beast, Uninvited
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STREAM QUEEN: a foursome of Black horror flicks
There’s more modern Black horror out there than just Get Out, Us, and Candyman if you’re willing to go the indie route, and I dug up four flicks from my watchlists on Prime and Tubi, so let’s get into them. … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Call Time, Death Ranch, grindhouse horror, horror anthologies, Rhyme Slaya, slashers, The Black List Anthology
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Witches and supernatural killers
Catching up on the more mainstream selections cable and streaming have to offer lately, I got a double dose of witchery, and two supernatural freaks. Let’s take a look. THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER (2015) The director of the rather mesmerizing Gretel … Continue reading
DIRECT TO STREAMING: two more from Bruce Wemple
Director Bruce Wemple thrilled me with a Wendigo flick with a queer slant (The Retreat), and intrigued me with a lesbian thriller with a Bigfoot slant (Monstrous). So of course I was going to check out two more of his … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, Dawn of the Beast, Lake Artifact
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