Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror

Cracking open more than one of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood on film

I’m not the ideal person to speak to the quality of Clive Barker adaptations because I’m not a fan of his writing, so I’m just going to look at these two on their merits as movies. I’ll say from the … Continue reading

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The Frankenstein movies of Hammer and Cushing

My brother was only seven years older than me, yet it was a generation apart in terms of horror sometimes. While I’m thrilled that inheriting his collection vastly expanded my personal collection of movies from a specific time period in … Continue reading

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STREAM QUEEN: four times anthologized!

Plenty of stories means plenty of opportunities for thrills and chills. Did these four anthologies deliver? VEROTIKA (2019) Danzig of horror punk band The Misfits directed and wrote this anthology film. There’s probably a very narrow audience that will eat … Continue reading

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STREAM QUEEN: a murderer and a monster walk into the woods…

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all, but bloodthirsty killers and monsters get in the way, as in two films on my watchlists that made for a good double feature while offering some variety in the cabin … Continue reading

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STREAM QUEEN: what’s gotten into you?

Exorcising my watchlist demons with this foursome. Was it worth opening myself up to possession? Let’s find out. GATES OF DARKNESS (2019) The director of Anaconda 3 and 4 goes in a different direction with a head-spinning take on the … Continue reading

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HALLOWEEN HORROR ROUND-UP 2020

It’s a whole new bundle of movies to add to the Halloween section of my complete holiday horror page, but is it a lucky or unlucky 7? Let’s get right into which ones deliver the Halloween thrills we seek. MASS … Continue reading

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It came from 1957 and 1958

It’s a black and white creature feature bonanza with this foursome—two from 1957 and two from 1958, all of which feel much more contemporary in tone than some of the horror-lite made in those days. BLOOD OF DRACULA (1957) The … Continue reading

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Four from Peter Cushing’s horror resume

He was one of the kings of horror through the 1960s and early 1970s, so it’s time to finish up my look at all the Peter Cushing movies passed on to me from my late brother, short of the Frankenstein … Continue reading

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STREAM QUEEN: supernatural entities and psycho killers

I’m digging deeper and deeper into the streaming services out of desperation as the pandemic takes a toll on creative output, so let’s get into four (2 from Prime, 2 from Hulu) that I may have never bothered to watch … Continue reading

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Christopher Lee double feature: for the love of Satan!

Christopher Lee, king of the Satanists! Here’s a quick look at two of his films from over 15 years apart with a similar theme. HORROR HOTEL (The City of the Dead) (1960) This is a delicious little tale of witchcraft … Continue reading

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