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Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror
Cabin possession, a witch curse, and another killer Popeye
I love demonic possession, I love wicked witches, and I love sailor men, but I had a favorite in this trio of subgenre horrors. Let’s find out which one. SPIRIT SPRINGS (2025) This homage to Evil Dead takes almost an … Continue reading
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Tagged Popeye The Slayer Man, possession, slashers, Spirit Springs, Unholy Song, witches
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An Asian ghost horror excursion
It’s been a while since I indulged in some supernatural Asian films, so I decided it was time to get a fix after several titles were suggested on my streaming services. This is just the first 3 of about 9 … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian horror, Deleted, found footage, ghosts, Gonjiam Haunted Asylum, supernatural, The Ghost Station
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Three degrees of slashing
This is definitely an uneven selection of slashers I picked from my streaming watchlist, but are any of them worth a watch? Let’s find out. AMERICAN SCARECROW (2020) If only this film had recognized the opportunity embedded in its unintentional … Continue reading
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Tagged American Scarecrow, slashers, The Omicron Killer, Torture the Flesh
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Evil children, psycho seniors, and a deformed killer
It’s a trio of indie horror flicks, and each one had at least a little something to keep me entertained, but there was definitely a winner for me. MY FIRST YEAR OFF CAMPUS (2024) The IMDb description of this is … Continue reading
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Tagged Beware the Children, Camp Terror, gay horror, My First Year Off Campus, slashers
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Mothers and others
This trio of films about mothers and monsters offers a variety of familiar subgenres, including evil children, backwoods slashing, and possession. But do they also deliver on scares? THE OTHER (2025) The director of the gay slasher classic Hellbent takes … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, exorcisms, home invasion, possession, slashers, supernatural, The Beast Inside, The Other, Womb
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PRIME TIME: flesh and blood
For a change, I picked three from a streaming service that all delivered on the horror elements I crave, even if one of them had a more substantial plot and was going for an elevated story. Let’s get into them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumed, creature features, Mouseboat Massacre, slashers, Werewolf in a Women's Prison
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Sequels and anthologies
This foursome of flicks features sequels to two films I’ve already covered and two anthology films. Let’s check them out. CORN II: MIND HARVEST (2025) The original C.O.R.N. was a Halloween themed flick, and it was wild and weird, which … Continue reading
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Tagged CORN II Mind Harvest, creature features, Dogman 3 Fight to the Finish, horror anthologies, Lore, The Devil's Vortex
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From kids’ characters to holiday horror
The bodies pile up with Popeye, Goldilocks, and two movies for the holiday horror page. Let’s take a look. SHIVER ME TIMBERS (2025) I’ve already covered Popeye’s Revenge, so I was so ready for another spinach-fueled slasher. Actually, this evil … Continue reading
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Tagged Gnome Sick, Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Death and Porridge, home invasion, horror comedies, Shiver Me Timbers, slashers, Wicked Season
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Vampires and witches
It’s all about the classic creepers of the dark in this foursome of flicks I check out on Tubi. Let’s get into them. BLOODTHIRST (2023) I can’t believe a movie with a whole vampire cult and a gang of redneck … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloodthirst, gay horror, It Shall Not Be Named, The Texas Witch, vampire, witches, You Shouldn't Have Let Me In
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BOUGHT ON BLU AND DVD: from the 50s to the 90s
Time to cover six horror flicks I’ve added to my collection over the last few months, and they span decades. Let’s get into them. THE MOLE PEOPLE (1956) I love me some black and white sci-fi horror, but despite having … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Death Mask, Mom, slashers, The Freakmaker, The Mole People, Torso, Until Death
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