Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror

Back to the late 1900s: possession and aliens

Spanning three decades, my latest movie marathon is a retro-tastic dive into lower tier flicks from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. THE POSSESSED (1977) Four years after the release of The Exorcist, movies were still trying to chase its fame, … Continue reading

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A gay ghost story, a New Year’s slasher, and cannibal killers

It’s one for the homo horror movies page, one for the holiday horror page, and one that belongs on a list of the many derivative psycho backwoods family movies out there. LADYBUG (2024) This gay flick begins as one of … Continue reading

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Fight for the right to bite!

It’s a foursome of vampire flicks. The fangs are fab, but are the movies a mess? Let’s find out. BOGIEVILLE (2024) The opener of this film—a woman terrorized by a vampire in a restroom stall—sets us up for thrills that … Continue reading

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Are any of these seven flicks the perfect party movies for your New Year’s Eve?

Hey, I tried. I selected a bunch of horror flicks from my watchlists, mostly comedies, hoping to find at last a few that are worthy of a holiday viewing party. Did any of them bring on the fun? Let’s find … Continue reading

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Christmas killing, Halloween horror, and a good dose of demon

This trio of flicks delivers on body count during the Christmas and Halloween seasons, but only two out of the three earn a spot on the holiday horror page. Let’s find out why. BLACK KRAMPUS (2025) I was so thrilled … Continue reading

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Traveling back in time with Eternal Darkness on GameCube

I finally found time to get back to my replays of all my old survival horror games as I move on from the PS2 to the GameCube. First up was Eternal Darkness. While this game plays smoothly for the most … Continue reading

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A Viking demon, a water spirit, and a witch

It’s all kinds of body takeovers in this trio of flicks, but did any of them hit all my horror buttons? BLOAT (2025) This movie is all over the place in both narrative arc and story presentation, which is comprised … Continue reading

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Zombies, from silly to serious

It’s a six-film marathon of zombie and infected flicks that are a mixture of intense, dramatic, somber, comedic, and action-packed. Let’s find out which ones worked for me. ZOMBIE APACHE (2025) This 76-minute indie takes a fun approach to the … Continue reading

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A queer horror smorgasbord…sort of

Comedy, camp, Christmas, killers, the undead, single white straight cis stalkers, all kinds of gender identities and sexual orientations…this marathon of horror seems to have everything. But let’s find out what’s missing. THE LAST HOUSE OF HORROR (2023) This is … Continue reading

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BOUGHT ON BLU and DVD: a new slasher and 2 from 1967

I blind bought the new flick because I’m a sucker for throwback slashers, I bought one of the 67 flicks for Roddy McDowall, and the other one from 67 was on the same disc, so…bonus! But was the bonus worth … Continue reading

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