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Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever
It’s what you don’t see that will scare the snot out of you…
The Boogens (why do I picture a Kleenex commercial with nasty looking green cartoon boogers?) is SO 1981, following the tradition of films from that era that have loads of tension, atmosphere, and build-up for the first hour, yet deliver … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature feature, The Boogens
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One terrifying Night of the Demons–decades of terrible sequels
Imagine being trapped in a pitch black funeral home filled with friends who suddenly look like a bunch of Linda Blairs, floating through the halls to steal your soul. Night of the Demons rocked my world when I first saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Kinkade, Christine Taylor, Edward Furlong, halloween, Kevin Tenney, Linnea Quigley, Mimi Kinkade, Night of the Demons, Shannon Elizabeth
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Is that a slug in your pocket or are you just REALLY hung???
Slugs, leeches, slithery things that can worm their way into your most private of orifices. Yuck. But they make for some squirm-worthy horror movies. LEECHES Ah. A 2003 three film by David DeCoteau, the king of not-gay homoerotic horror movies … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Dick Miller, Elizabeth Banks, horror comedy, Intimate Strangers, Jane Wiedlin, Leeches, Nathan Fillion, Night of the Creeps, Slither, Stan Ridgway
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People who live in steel houses shouldn’t become zombies…
Okay. It feels like all I write about these days is fricking zombies! Here we go again. Night of the Comet, 1984. Loved this film when it was on cable when I was a kid. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart … Continue reading
Not exactly the scariest nightmares you’ll ever have…
The 80s saw a revival of the horror anthology movie and short story TV show genres, from shows like Tales from the Darkside, Amazing Stories, Ray Bradbury Theater, and The Hitchhiker, to movies such as Creepshow, Twilight Zone – The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Emilio Estevez, horror anthologies, Nightmares, video games
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When zombies attack, the poop really hits the face…
Sorry, but this post wouldn’t be any fun if I didn’t spoil the entire movie—and really, this isn’t a movie you watch for surprises or scares. You got zombies that look exactly like my pants did when I was a … Continue reading
Fulci’s Trillogical of Terror
I never particularly considered myself a fan of Lucio Fulci until I realized that I pretty much had all of his films in my horror collection. I also never realized City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, and House by … Continue reading
What more to say? 80s horror with the word ‘neon’ in the title. 5 STARS.
When I first saw the 1986 film Neon Maniacs on cable in the 80s, I loved it. Upon rewatching it, it still holds a special place in my 80s horror collection. It’s got so much going for it. The lead … Continue reading
Kinda Butch Cassidy and the No Sun Dance Kid
Most people who discuss what a brilliant movie Near Dark is compare it to The Lost Boys and are thrilled that it’s a mini-reunion of actors from Aliens. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Alien series, so the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton, John Parr, Lance Henriksen, Near Dark, St. Elmo's Fire, the Losty Boys, vampires
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Sex, Slashing and the City
Ah, 1982. The good old days, when New York City was one sleazy and nasty mecca, with live sex shows, horny female bar patrons who climax while riding the feet of Spanish thugs, eight-fingered Greek studs who stalk women and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Lucio Fulci, New York Ripper, slashers
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