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Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror
Another Halloween BOO! Movie
That is some seriously festive Halloween horror movie poster art. I couldn’t ask for anything better (especially anything that reminds me more of It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown). Of course, I could ask for something better in terms of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boo, ghosts, supernatural
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I don’t know why I swallowed all this fly
Actually, I do know why. The Fly legacy rules and has haunted me since my childhood. So let’s get into all five films. THE FLY (1958) The pure simplicity of The Fly makes it such a classic of the 1950s. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature feature, Curse of the Fly, Return of the Fly, The Fly, The Fly II
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Is Knife + Heart the gay slasher gays have been thirsting for?
I’ve been excited to see gay French horror film Knife + Heart ever since it started getting loads of promotion and then loads of raves from gay horror fans. As a result, I was also wary of being hugely disappointed … Continue reading
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Tagged gay horror, Knife + Heart, slashers
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2 horror anthologies from 4 decades apart
Talk about an extremely contrasting double feature. And I don’t mean because one comes from 1977 and the other from 40 years later. The Uncanny and An Hour to Kill are totally different animals—one a cat, the other a pig. … Continue reading
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Tagged An Hour to Kill, horror anthologies, The Uncanny
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Fresh Meat at the Carnival of Fear in Jurassic City
These three may not have anything in common, but I watched them one after the other on Prime, so I’m cramming them into one blog! CARNIVAL OF FEAR (2010) As soon as I began twitching while watching this one, I … Continue reading
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Tagged cannibals, Carnival of Fear, Clowns, creature feature, Fresh Meat, home invasion, Jurassic City
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Going back to before trolls discovered the Internet
When 1986 film Troll hit cable, I wasn’t a huge fan because it was essentially horror-lite, bordering on fantasy. 4 years later when Troll 2 hit video, I was breaking into my 20s and working at the video store, which … Continue reading
STREAM QUEEN: I’m getting afterimages of blood clots
When I see a theme for a blog forming in my streaming watchlist, I never anticipate being satisfied by all the selections, so I’m happy to say that horror anthologies Afterimages and Blood Clots were quite fun. Here’s a tastes … Continue reading
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Tagged Afterimages, Blood Clots, horror anthologies
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I had a case of the 28 day infection again
Before I reflect on revisiting the “28” saga, here’s my original take from years ago. I went to the theater to see 28 Days Later and hated it. In fact, just as with The Blair Witch Project, despite the massive … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, infected, Zombies
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Beware the killers within the devil’s mile
Eureka! A double dose of streaming selections that revolve around kidnappings and deliver plenty of popcorn horror along the way. KILLERS WITHIN (2018) Unless you haven’t been paying attention to modern horror releases—or not reading my blogs about current movies—you’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged creature feature, Devil's Mile, ghosts, home invasion, Killers Within, supernatural
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30 years of Stepford wives, children, and husbands
I’m a big fan of Ira Levin’s novels, and most have been adapted into films, including Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys from Brazil, Sliver, A Kiss Before Dying, and of course, The Stepford Wives. I was young when the 1975 film … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, gay horror, Revenge of the Stepford Wives, The Stepford Children, The Stepford Husbands, The Stepford Wives
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