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Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever
Underwhelmed in the second part of the 80s
Here are four examples of why the biggest mistake 80s horror made was in trying do something other than formulaic slashers. ETERNAL EVIL (aka: The Blue Man) (1985) Four years after bringing us the holiday slasher classic My Bloody Valentine, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Anguish, Bad Dreams, Eternal Evil, infected, slashers, supernatural, Warning Sign, Zombies
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Zach attack!
Cutie Zach Galligan charmed us as the boy next door in Gremlins, and for the next decade, he remained a favorite horror hero as he alternated between Gremlins films and Waxwork films. So it’s time to look back at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cupid, gay horror, horror comedies, living dead, Psychic, slashers, undead, vampires, Waxwork, werewolves, Zach Galligan, Zombies
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Why can’t life be like that night in the 1980s when you rented Headhunter?
Angel Heart, The Believers, The Serpent and the Rainbow. After this run of relatively – I’m so going to say it – boring voodoo films at the end of the 80s, there came…Headhunter! Who needed a budget, big names, or … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, demons, Headhunter
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80s horror and a 90s straggler – one each from 1982, 1988, and 1996
Just a brief mish-mosh of 80s horror and 90s horror odds and ends from the VHS era. This time around: a Fulci film, an HP Lovecraft adaptation, and a “family” horror flick. MANHATTAN BABY (1982) It’s hard to comprehend that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, demons, H.P. Lovecraft, Manhattan Baby, possession, Shadow Zone: The Undead Express, supernatural, The Evil Clergyman, vampires
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Alienween and I Rec U – the wild retro worlds of horror director Frederico Sfacia
It’s always a thrill to stumble upon a director that clearly worships the same era of horror in which you grew up, so after seeing Italian director Federico Sfacia’s Alienween, I immediately checked out his first film I Rec U, … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Alienween, creature feature, I Rec U
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Homophobia panic over 80s slasher City In Panic
It’s no wonder 1986 film City in Panic is never mentioned with the myriad of forgotten slashers of the era. At a time when boobs and babes were the preferred dead meat (it was pretty much a rule), this is … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, City in Panic, gay horror, slashers
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Lady in White – To Kill a Mockingbird meets Steven Spielberg in the 80s
1988 film Lady In White is a must-see for anyone who loved the nostalgic feel of Netflix throwback series Stranger Things but missed out on the 80s – or those who lived through the 80s but somehow missed out on … Continue reading
The Thing – it comes back every 30 years…
The original The Thing from Another World was a 1951 sci-fi hit that was then remade by John Carpenter as The Thing in 1982. Finally, in 2011 came a direct prequel to Carpenter’s film. Also just titled The Thing, it … Continue reading
THE 80s SLASHER VAULTS Part 13: The end of the 80s horror era
I think this is it. I think my 80s Slasher Vaults series comes to an end with this 13th installment of lesser-known titles from the end of the 80s horror era. This one takes us right into the early 1990s, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, gay horror, horror comedies, Houseboat Horror, Night of the Dribbler, slashers, The Deadly Intruder, The Refrigerator, Zipperface
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