Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever

Happy Horrordays from Grizzly Adams, a demonic elf, and the Nazis

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Daniel

I can’t imagine why the 1989 holiday horror Elves has eluded the DVD market. This comes pretty close to being a great 80s holiday horror. Unfortunately, It falls apart after a cool setup. I plan to totally spoil the hell … Continue reading →

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Bloody New Year is one major horror party

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Daniel

You could kind of describe the 1987 UK film Bloody New Year as a New Year’s Night of the Demons, but it’s much more than that. MUCH more. It also came out a year before Night of the Demons. This … Continue reading →

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While visions of better slashers and zombie movies danced in their heads

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Daniel

Yet another Santa slasher and Santa as the horror hero? Let’s get right to To All a Goodnight and Santa Claus vs. The Zombies! TO ALL A GOODNIGHT (1980) While Silent Night, Deadly Night wasn’t the first killer Santa movie, … Continue reading →

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I love me a good frat boy vampire comedy

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Daniel

I am having major luck with the vampire comedies lately. First I watched the rockin’ musical I Kissed a Vampire and the awesomely retro Vamps as a double feature, and now I totally took a risk and picked up a … Continue reading →

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Zombies, psycho killers, rapists, gory STDs…it’s gotta be an Astron-6 sampler

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Daniel

Astron-6 is the film team that brought us the exploitation flick Father’s Day and the wacky, cheesy sci-fi trip Manborg. These 5 guys—Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney, Adam Brooks (daddy bear yummy), Jeremy Gillespie, and Steven Kostanski—are the kings of homages … Continue reading →

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The horror of Three’s Company

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Daniel

It seems that only 2 members of the Three’s Company cast never dabbled in horror. The rest of the other major players went from comedy to horror—or horror comedies in some cases. Can you guess which two are horror-free? You … Continue reading →

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Yay! More derivative 1980s backwoods slashers!!!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Daniel

Two more copycat killer in the woods flicks for 80s slasher fans who can’t get enough. I’ll start with what I think is one of the most illogically praised 80s slashers ever. JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981)   I’ve tried several … Continue reading →

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4 flicks from an All Night Horror Marathon DVD

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Daniel

You have to love these cheaply priced compilations that cram 4 to 8 movies on 2 or 3 discs, often movies that would never have made it onto DVD otherwise but may have been one of your favorite video rental … Continue reading →

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Horror pop musical extravaganza and 80s vampire comedy throwback!

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Daniel

I accidentally treated myself to an awesome vampire double feature of camp, comedy, and musical numbers! First comes the rockin’ teen pop musical I Kissed a Vampire, then the retro awesome comedy Vamps. I KISSED A VAMPIRE (2010) I’m a … Continue reading →

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Meet the half ambiguously gay horror comedy duo

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Daniel

Imagine the slapstick humor of Abbott & Costello or the Three Stooges taking on modern horror clichés and you pretty much have the Caesar and Otto films. Creator and director Dave Campfield stars in the movies as Caesar, described as … Continue reading →

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