Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever

For the love of horror anthologies throughout the 80s

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Daniel

Here it is—a blog covering the six final 80s era anthologies in my movie collection that I haven’t yet covered. It’s mostly the biggies, so I’m going to call out my favorite stories from each anthology. CREEPSHOW (1982) The classic … Continue reading →

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Nielsen Ratings: it’s Dracula Dead and Loving It vs. Repossessed

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Daniel

Leslie Nielsen was around for ages before he hit the peak of his popularity, making his mark on both slapstick 80s comedies and horror movies with films like Airplane!, Naked Gun, Prom Night, and Creepshow. Conveniently, he also mixed both … Continue reading →

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Five that are all over the 80s horror map

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Daniel

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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The takeaway from horror between 72 and 82…sex bad!

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Daniel

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 →

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3 doses of wicked women from the 1980s

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Daniel

I’m close to being tapped of any 1980s horror in my collection that I haven’t yet blogged about, and I cross three more off the list with this nostalgic triple feature. GHOST STORY (1981) I read Peter Straub’s novel in … Continue reading →

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Jekyll and Hyde get goofy, gay, and gender-bending

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Daniel

It’s back to the 80s and 90s for this double feature of raunchy giggles at the expense of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel. JEKYLL & HYDE…TOGETHER AGAIN (1982) Aah…one that aired regularly the year I got a job delivering … Continue reading →

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1980s dolls vs. 1990s blood dolls!

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Daniel

Before Chucky, there was Dolls! And by the time Chucky found a wife, Full Moon had milked killer dolls to death, mostly with the Puppet Master movies, and then with its own rip-off film, Blood Dolls! Seems like Charles Band … Continue reading →

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Talk to the hand…and beg it not to kill you!

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Daniel

I love giving a good hand blog, so I wrap my fist around three spanning two decades in this one. THE HAND (1981) Hard to believe Oliver Stone directed this rather forgettable 1981 horror flick that feels more like a … Continue reading →

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A triple dose of 80s schlock treatment…

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Daniel

I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel of 80s flicks in my collection (aka: in existence), so this trio is the crap on tap this time around. SHOCK TREATMENT (1981) Director Jim Sharman returns, Richard O’Brien returns, Patricia Quinn returns…Charles … Continue reading →

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They came from another planet in the middle of the 80s

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Daniel

They also come from my collection as I chip away at my goal of blogging about all the movies on my shelves. ALIEN PREDATORS (1985) In recent times, director Deran Sarafian has directed episodes of The Strain, Hemlock Grove, and … Continue reading →

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