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Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever
Can you handle the comedy of Curse of the Queerwolf?
If micro-budget indie film Curse of the Queerwolf were made today by a gay director, it would be a midnight movie cult hit. Back in 1988, it was apparently looked at as an anti-gay horror comedy. To be honest, even … Continue reading
Indiana Jonesing to kill some zombies with a laser disc player?
Okay. The 1986 flick Raiders of the Living Dead has nothing to do with Indiana Jones, but I imagine the title was probably inspired by it—and Return of the Living Dead, obviously. In terms of bad 80s horror flix, Raiders … Continue reading
It’s a shocker that The Horror Show isn’t Wes Craven’s Shocker
In the late 80s, the horror genre flirted with the prison theme of dead men walking—literally! A year after the release of the movie Prison and just in time to compete with Wes Craven’s Shocker, the 1989 flick The Horror … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, House 3, slashers, The Horror Show
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Erasure’s Snow Globe is scarier than the Crypt Keeper’s Christmas album
Think of the classic Erasure Christmas song “She Won’t Be Home.” Now imagine an entire Christmas album of fun Erasure seasonal originals along with Andy and Vince giving traditional holiday songs that bouncy Erasure sound. Now keep imagining, because this … Continue reading
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The horror of Phyllis Diller
I never would have expected Phyllis Diller to enter the horror zone, but by the late 80s, Jason, Freddy, Michael, and Chucky had made horror so cool that everyone was doing it. Of course, Phyllis first made her mark on … Continue reading
The horror of A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story wouldn’t become a hit until it aired on cable a year after its release, but November 18th, 2013 is the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release. What a perfect opportunity to celebrate the horror of A Christmas … Continue reading
The Monster in the Closet wants to do nasty things…to your man!
Other than the campy gay subtext, you’d never guess that Monster in the Closet is a Troma film. It’s a light, fun spoof of 50s creature features, with a monster that looks like a Muppet version of the Rancor from … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature feature, gay horror, Monster in the Closet
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A CGI slasher, an 80s throwback, and a horror comedy
Headless Horseman, The Revenant, and Bloody Homecoming. Which was my fave? HEADLESS HORSEMAN (2007) Headless Horseman takes the classic story…and makes it a backwoods slasher. A group of kids is headed for a party. There are some pumpkins in their … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloody Homecoming, gay horror, Headless Horseman, horror comedy, slashers, The Revenant, vampires, Zombies
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Direct-to-DVD: The slashers of Tommy Faircloth
Horror reality kind of bit in the 90s before Scream came along and rejuvenated the slasher genre. But a year before Scream, director Tommy Faircloth made an indie film that parodied the slashers of the 80s and spoke directly to … Continue reading
A gay horror thriller double feature and a double dose of scream queens!
The 2005 indie film October Moon and the 2008 sequel November Son have the distinction of being gay horror thrillers that star two iconic scream queens: Brinke Stevens and the one and only Judith “They’re coming to get you, Barbra!” … Continue reading