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Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever
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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Tagged All Saints Eve, Berkshire County, Black Eve, Boo, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Dark Walker, Debbie Rochon, Devil’s Night, halloween, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween Night, Happy Hell Night, Hayride, Hollow Gate, House of Fears, Ichabod Crane, Jack-O, Jack-O-Lantern, Left for Dead, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Myers, Mischief Night, Murder Party, Richard Tyson, Satan’s Little Helper, slashers, The Fear: Halloween Night, The Headless Horseman, The Hollow, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Midnight Hour, The Pumpkin Karver, The Scarehouse, Trick 'R Treat, Varsity Blood, Washington Irving
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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
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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Tagged 1980s, 80s, creature feature, Emma Samms, Humanoids from the Deep, Robert Carradine
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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
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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
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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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