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Category Archives: The Evil of the Thriller – Everything Horror
Enjoying ZombiU was impossible due to its reputation…
I was thrilled when the first person zombie game ZombiU, originally released exclusively for the Wii U, was ported to Playstation 4. Aside from Dead Rising 3, I’ve so far been able to play every horror game I’ve wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror, What I'm Doing With My Joystick
Tagged living dead, Playstation 4, PS4, undead, video games, Zombi, Zombies, ZombiU
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STREAM QUEEN: 2 dead, a cleanse, and the inoperable
A 4-movie streaming session. So what did the roll of the dice deliver this time? Here’s a quick rundown of Dead House, Dead List, Inoperable, and The Cleanse. DEAD HOUSE (2014) Running only 70 minutes long, Dead House takes a … Continue reading
Five that are all over the 80s horror map
I can practically smell the dusty shelves at my video store when I drudge up some of these older 80s horror titles to write about, so nostalgia alone makes me cherish them all…no matter how bad some may be. DISCONNECTED … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature features, Disconnected, From Beyond, living dead, Monkey Shines, slashers, The Lair of the White Worm, The Vineyard, undead, vampires, Zombies
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STREAM QUEEN: when a triple feature gets unexpectedly queer
I guess my gaydar was working overtime not only when I tossed these three into my watchlist, but also when I randomly watched them one after the other. They’ve all landed places on both my die, gay guy die! list … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood is Blood, Cupid's Guillotine, found footage, gay horror, home invasion, slashers, Terror on Dead Island
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Werewolf flix that make me howl with laughter in between screams
I’ll never forget back in 1981 when An American Werewolf in London and The Howling changed the werewolf genre forever, from the transformation effects of both to the comedy of An American Werewolf in London and the bipedal wolves of … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Attack of the Werewolves, Bad Moon, Cursed, Dog Soldiers, Game of Werewolves, gay horror, horror comedies, Stephen King's Silver Bullet
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STREAM QUEEN: when Prime time is prom time…
With this slasher double feature I was treated to one 80s throwback that takes place right after the prom, and one late 90s throwback about a prom reunion 8 years later. PARTY NIGHT (2017) This is one of those first … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox Trap, Party Night, slasher
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The takeaway from horror between 72 and 82…sex bad!
Considering these are the kind of movies that educated me in my formative years, I’m proof positive that horror movies do not give rise to psycho murderers. However, they may spawn bratty gay guys with Peter Pan Syndrome who are … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Blood Freak, cannibals, gay horror, ghosts, slashers, supernatural, Tenderness of the Wolves, The Brood, The Entity
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Johnny Gruesome is the face of evil in the basement
I finally took a moment to watch some up and coming movies (they might be out by now for all I know), so the only common theme between these three is that they are recent releases. We have a torture … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged demons, Face of Evil, horror comedies, infected, Johnny Gruesome, slashers, The Basement, torture porn, zombedy, Zombies, zomcom
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Ooh, baby, baby! It’s The Lullaby vs. The Nursery
They both have babies, they both have supernatural bitches after those babies. So which one did I like better? THE LULLABY (2017) The Lullaby is yet another carefully polished supernatural film (all the perfectly timed scares and ideally framed shots … Continue reading
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Tagged ghosts, slashers, supernatural, The Lullaby, The Nursery
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When a killer instinct leaves you with bones and dead birds
As I continue to dig through my collection for movies I haven’t blogged about yet, it’s time for three from the early 2000s about people trapped in a house or building. KILLER INSTINCT (2001) When a movie randomly begins with … Continue reading