Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror

Four from the Christopher and Cushing era

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Daniel

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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PRIME TIME: are the ghouls scarier than the movies?

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Daniel

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 →

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STREAM QUEEN: the terror of technology

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Daniel

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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Four from the end of the 90s

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Daniel

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 →

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I needed throwbacks to Crocodile and Crocodile 2 in my isolating life right now

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Daniel

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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STREAM QUEEN: demons be damned

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Daniel

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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Scanned for life

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Daniel

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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STREAM QUEEN: back on the slasher scene

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Daniel

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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PRIME TIME: a gay horror double feature

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Daniel

It’s not often that I get treated to two gay horrors that deliver both the gay and the horror, especially on the same streaming platform. So let’s get into this pairing of Rapture in Blue and Triggered, which offer a … Continue reading →

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Willard and Ben…friends to the end?

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Daniel

Time to take on the famous killer rat franchise since I finally added all three to my collection. WILLARD (1971) Willard is not the crazy killer rat movie you might expect or remember. It’s more a character study of how … Continue reading →

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