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STREAM QUEEN: four films, one fave
I took a break from all the low budget indie stuff to indulge in some films with a little more polish. How did that work out for me? Let’s take a look. WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS (2020) Not even 1980s … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged occult, Painkillers, supernatural, The Lodge, The Wretched, vampires, We Summon the Darkness, witches
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The Halloween horror for October 2020 begins with some home invasions
It’s only August, yet I’ve already scored a double feature of holiday home invasion horror, so let’s get right into Don’t Let Them In and The Good Things Devils Do, two new ones to go on the Halloween holiday horror … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Don’t Let Them In, home invasion, occult, The Good Things Devils Do, vampires
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Four from the Christopher and Cushing era
My late brother was a big fan of the Hammer horror films and anything starring Christopher Lee and/or Peter Cushing, so he left me with a nice little collection of their films. Here’s my first dip into the selection, which … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Horror Express, supernatural, The Gorgon, The Mummy, The Skull
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PRIME TIME: are the ghouls scarier than the movies?
I checked out four flicks on Prime ranging from slasher to supernatural, and they all delivered on the cool creeps—but is that enough? FLIGHT 666 (2018) I’ve seen zombies on a plane, snakes on a plane, demons on a plane…now … Continue reading
STREAM QUEEN: the terror of technology
Will you want to get off social media, put down your phones, close your laptops, and stay away from the cyber world after this foursome? Let’s find out. HOST (2020) This Shudder exclusive is the one everyone has been talking … Continue reading
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Tagged Countdown, found footage, ghosts, Host, Live, Recovery, supernatural
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Four from the end of the 90s
This proved to be an entertaining selection of four films from between 1997 and 1999 that are a bit of a departure from the sleek, post-Scream craze going on at the time. THE WAX MASK (1997) Fulci and Argento worked … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged creature features, ghosts, John Carpenter’s Vampires, Knocking On Death’s Door, slashers, supernatural, The Relic, The Wax Mask, vampires
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I needed throwbacks to Crocodile and Crocodile 2 in my isolating life right now
I never would have imagined that by 2000, the man who brought us the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre would make a movie of SyFy original quality…which happens to be oodles of ridiculous fun that screams end of the 20th century. … Continue reading
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Tagged creature feature, Crocodile, Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
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STREAM QUEEN: demons be damned
I love me some demon movies…when they’re worth loving. Did any of these four make my heart beat faster? Let’s find out. THE MIDNIGHT MAN (2016) The Midnight Man begins with three children playing a supernatural game in the dark … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, creature features, demons, Devil’s Gate, Devil’s Revenge, possession, The Evil Down the Street, The Midnight Man
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Scanned for life
I’ve never been a fan of Scanners (I blog about it here), yet after recently discovering a Blu-ray double feature of Scanners 2 and 3, neither of which I knew existed, I had to complete my collection. Only days later … Continue reading
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Tagged Scanner 2, Scanner Cop Scanner Cop 2, Scanners 3, Scanners II, Scanners III, Scanners: The Showdown
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STREAM QUEEN: back on the slasher scene
If you’re as quickly tiring of all the artistically crafted “smart horror” that’s pervading the genre these days and you just need some mindless slasher fun, there might a film or two in this foursome that will give you the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabal, Early Grave, Little Erin Merryweather, slashers, Terror in Woods Creek
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