Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever

Miner 69er, Sex and the St. Valentine’s Massacre

With Halloween and Friday the 13th leading the pack of slashers in the early 80s, significant calendar dates became the ideal way to capture the imaginations of audiences. I mean, who cares about Tuesday, June 8th, for instance? We really … Continue reading

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A fistful of reasons Bruce Campbell should have just made Evil Dead 4…

Sure, Bruce Campbell has been in many movies since Army of Darkness in 1992, Maniac Cop being my favorite. But let’s face it. His hardcore fans have been waiting for him to recreate Ash in every movie since then. Many … Continue reading

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80s new wave monster Alice Cooper: his music and movie…

Funny thing about my taste in 80s new wave music—My favorite songs or albums by certain artists are often the very records those artists’ most hardcore fans despise. What most fans label as “sell out” albums, I consider masterpieces. For … Continue reading

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From the horrors of hair bands to EMO horror that sucks…

Alice Cooper welcomed us to his nightmare. Gene Simmons spit blood…Ozzy spit a bat’s blood. Every Iron Maiden album and t-shirt featured a skeletal demon that was the stuff of nightmares. You’d think that with all the emphasis on heavy … Continue reading

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Forget the fangs. The Lost Boys have a Frog in their throat…

After Lost Boys: The Tribe (my blog here), it’s safe to assume that most fans of the 1987 original wouldn’t expect much from Lost Boys: The Thirst. Which you shouldn’t. That way you can actually just enjoy this sequel for … Continue reading

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Pieces will have you in stitches…

Since this perspective on the 1982 slasher Pieces is mine, naturally it doesn’t matter what the quality is of the film. It is a total treasure simply because it comes from the 80s—there’s even a fricking Ronald Reagan photo hanging … Continue reading

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Who puts the ‘scare’ in scarecrows?

Time for a roll in the hay to see which scarecrow themed horror movies are just a bunch of horse shit. Scarecrow (2013) If you’re looking for a polished cookie cutter scarecrow flick with some major CGI fluidity, then check out … Continue reading

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Can it be Halloween without Michael Myers?

When I first saw the original Halloween, not only was it a truly suspenseful and chilling experience, it had something else going for it—it felt like it was taking place on Halloween. Sure, it was filmed in California, the trees … Continue reading

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An old school of Piranha…

Naturally with the release of Piranha 3D this summer and the rerelease of Avatar in the theaters, it was a good time to cash in by releasing the original 1978 Piranha on Blu-ray as well as the James Cameron directed flying … Continue reading

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Humanoids Go in Deep

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980) What a way to start the 80s horror era. Humanoids from the Deep is everything The Creature from the Black Lagoon wanted to be 25 years before—filled with blood, boobs, an enlightening Native American subplot, … Continue reading

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