Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever

A foursome of “house” movies from 1989

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Daniel

Made for Italian television and originally called The Houses of Doom (which is what the Blu-ray boxed set is called), these films were apparently shelved until the 90s. I’d never seen them until now, after buying the new boxed set. … Continue reading →

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BOUGHT ON BLU: Devil Times Five and Hell’s Trap

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Daniel

It’s one from the 1970s and one from the 1980s, neither of which I’d ever seen before. Were they worth the blind buy? DEVIL TIMES FIVE (1974) Another entry in the evil children subgenre, this movie is so 1970s….especially the … Continue reading →

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BOUGHT ON BLU: conjuring up supernatural killers

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Daniel

It’s back to the late 80s and early 90s for the latest trio of films I bought on Blu-ray. DEADLY LOVE (1987) The director of Moonstalker manages to make that film seem like a better movie considering it’s a follow-up … Continue reading →

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I watched 65 episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater…

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Daniel

…and I’m here with a list of my favorite episodes. Most people know author Ray Bradbury due to his classic Fahrenheit 451, which many of us were required to read back in high school (but which is probably banned these … Continue reading →

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TUBI TERRORS: back to the 80s and 90s

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Daniel

I dug up four I’d never seen before from the end of the 20th century, but as much as I love the nostalgia and pride myself on owning pretty much every horror flick that came out in those two decades … Continue reading →

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TUBI TERRORS: slasher time!

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Daniel

It’s a trio of slashers with juicy kill scenes. But is that enough? HOUSE OF DOLLS (2023) This slasher has Dee Wallace, a killer in a spiked pink ski mask, vicious slashing, and a great opening scene. Unfortunately, we have … Continue reading →

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BOUGHT ON BLU: an 80s Italian horror double feature

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Daniel

It’s a double disc release of 2 horror movies from Italian director Marcelo Avallone, neither of which I had ever seen before purchasing the set. Both of them have enough whacky 80s Euro horror elements to leave me satisfied and … Continue reading →

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Women take the Writing and Directing Wheel!

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Daniel

It’s all about the girls in this trio of light horror flicks that are all written and/or directed by women and rely on hot pink to make their poster art pop… LISA FRANKENSTEIN (2024) I kept my hopes for this … Continue reading →

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Tales From The Crypt!

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Daniel

It was the very end of the 80s when the horror anthology series Tales From The Crypt premiered on HBO and the Crypt Keeper quickly established himself as a horror icon. Episodes of greed, deceit, and lust leading to gruesome … Continue reading →

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BOUGHT ON BLU and UHD: five purchases from the past few months

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Daniel

It’s a lost 80s horror bonanza, with five flicks that never came my way in the days of cable and video rentals, but have found a home in my media library four decades later. I’m absolutely giddy over it…but that … Continue reading →

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