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Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever
Return to Junior Horror High
Remember the horror of junior high? You involuntarily leave behind the safety of six hours of the same four walls, the same 25-30 fellow students, the same desk, the same teacher, not to mention the right to act like a … Continue reading
Eek! There’s something fishy in the water! And I don’t mean the piranha.
I never thought I’d see so many female body parts so in-my-face in my life, but thanks to Piranha 3D, one of my new favorite movies, I’ve now had some extremely intimate moments with the female anatomy. How can I … Continue reading
Motel Hell—it’s more of a camp ground
Aside from slashers, the 80s also spawned various horror films about the use of human flesh as meat to be served to unsuspecting patrons at restaurants, diners, and such. Motel Hell serves up a demented take on the theme and … Continue reading
Mother’s Day: the mother of all horror exploitation flicks?
Back in the day when Friday the 13th and Halloween reigned supreme, right as the 70s were becoming the 80s, low budget horror/exploitation films were being made that were just begging for a market that didn’t involve passing theatrical rating … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, backwoods horror, Mother's Day, slashers
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Dreamscape: A Nightmare OFF Elm Street
Way back in 1984, the same year A Nightmare On Elm Street haunted our dreams, there was another film released with a curiously similar premise. Hot off his groundbreaking role in Jaws 3-D, Dennis Quaid starred in Dreamscape opposite Kate … Continue reading
Mirror, Mirror on my Wall (of horror movies)
How to even begin with this 1990 (aka:late 80s) horror film that I just pulled off my DVD shelf for a viewing? I guess you could call it Snow White meets Carrie. Sounds horrible, I know. But somehow, it works … Continue reading
Direct to DVD: A horror director whose name doesn’t quite roll off the tongue…
Ever heard of Rolfe Kanefsky? I hadn’t either, until I discovered that I have not one but FOUR of his horror movies in my collection. So I guess that means I’m a fan. THERE’S NOTHING OUT THERE (1992) Funny thing … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged After Dark Horrorfest, Brad Dourif, Bruce Campbell, Corpses, Dario Argento, horror comedy, Jeff Fahey, Nightmare Man, Parry Shen, Rolfe Kanefsky, The Hazing, There's Nothing Out There, Tiffany Shepis
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Burnt Offerings: a new era of the slow burner horror film?
Having almost 40 years of experience watching horror films (I’m 41 and have been watching some form of horror films since I was like 5) I grew up on what are now considered ‘slow burners’: horror films that have about … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Cabin Fever, Eli Roth, Friday the 13th, halloween, House of the Devil, Saw, Scream, slasher, slow burner, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror, The Exorcist, The Grudge, The Ring, The Roost, Ti West
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Return of the Alien’s Deadly Sperm…I mean, Spawn
When I saw this gory little b-movie back in the 80s on VHS, it was titled Return of the Alien’s Deadly Spawn, but the DVD release simply uses the original title The Deadly Spawn, which they apparently changed to cash … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, aliens, creature feature, Return of the Alien's Deadly Spawn, The Deadly Spawn
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MIDNIGHT has serious old skool potential…but lacks crucial 1980s cred
Since the1982 film Midnight is horror and came from the 80s, I’m obligated to own it. Yes, obligated. It’s a rule of living in the Dan Zone. I’m just shocked that I absolutely never saw this movie before I bought … Continue reading