Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever

80s oddities: beginning, middle, and end

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Daniel

It’s a trio of lesser-known films from the best horror decade ever–although you wouldn’t know that by watching these three movies. FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND (1981) I cannot process that this film was made in 1981 and not 1961, beginning with the … Continue reading →

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Who’s afraid of an alien abduction?

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Daniel

It’s a trio of alien encounter films that gave me the creeps when I first saw them. Do they still hold up? COMMUNION (1989) Author Whitley Strieber (Wolfen, The Hunger), went the nonfiction route when he became convinced he was … Continue reading →

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PRIME TIME: slashing in different styles

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Daniel

My latest marathon on Prime was definitely an interesting selection, so let’s get right into them. BURIAL GROUND MASSACRE (2021) If you were around in 1996, you’ll remember there were loads of cheap, copycat slashers released in the wake of … Continue reading →

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Dog vs. monster: have you watched a Watchers movie recently?

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Daniel

Based on a Dean Koontz novel, Watchers spawned three sequels over a ten-year span, and it even featured various horror veterans throughout the decade. Let’s take a look at all four flicks. WATCHERS (1988) I haven’t seen Watchers in over … Continue reading →

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It came from the early 80s and I just bought it on Blu-ray

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Daniel

Bette Davis leads the charge as we enter the eighties with this trio of films I’ve finally added to my collection. Let’s have a look. THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS (1980) The most frightening scenes of this Disney supernatural film … Continue reading →

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It’s a non-canon Friday the 13th double feature

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Daniel

Jason fans rejoice. A lot of what you’ve been waiting for becomes a reality in these two films about the iconic horror franchise. 13 FANBOY (2021) This film has such a fantastic meta premise, brings together loads of horror veterans … Continue reading →

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Some late 80s additions to my Blu-ray collection

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Daniel

The 80s really is the decade that just keeps giving and giving, so I was psyched to add three more titles to my always growing library. This trio takes us from 1985 to 1990. HARD ROCK ZOMBIES (1985) This crazy … Continue reading →

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Crazy for the 80s

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Daniel

My latest selection of six flix to cover includes five I scored on Blu-ray, and a final one that could definitely use an official release on disc—and they’re all lesser-known movies you may have stumbled upon on HBO or on … Continue reading →

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Still scraping the bottom of the 80s barrel

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Daniel

Once again I return to the 80s with five films that have landed in my personal collection in recent months. So let’s see what goodness the worst of the 80s turned up this time. JULES VERNE’S MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND … Continue reading →

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The werewolf films of Paul Naschy

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Daniel

Don’t know what possessed me, but I suddenly decided I needed to have every movie by Spanish actor/writer/director/horror hunk Paul Naschy in my movie collection. Considering I only had about four of them, that meant a whole lot more to … Continue reading →

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