Category Archives: Living in the 80s – forever

A look back at the Evil Dead trilogy—of video games!

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Daniel

I dug out the old Dreamcast and Playstation 2 game systems, hooked them up to my big ass widescreen HD TV, and delved into three games based on the Evil Dead movies, all featuring Ash voiced by Bruce Campbell: Evil Dead: Hail to … Continue reading →

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Making a Nightwish for the Laughing Dead to do a Slash Dance

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Daniel

I lived through the 80s, when cable TV was everything and I worked in a video store with a huge horror section, yet there are still films I’ve never seen. Like these three… SLASH DANCE (1989) It’s surprising that it … Continue reading →

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Back to the 80s—four from 85 to 90

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Daniel

The 80s vaults just keep swinging open, between indie companies digging up lost films for Blu-ray release, streaming services offering poor quality sources of old movies, and even owners of VHS tapes from back in the day uploading them to … Continue reading →

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Just when you though it was safe to go back near the water…

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Daniel

These two slasher parties from nearly a decade apart take place near water—one on a boat, one poolside. So which one would I rather attend? KILLER YACHT PARTY (2006) What’s comforting about Killer Yacht Party is that it feels and … Continue reading →

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Four of the more obscure from 1989 – 1996

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Daniel

I dare to once again travel back to that awful transition period between the end of the awesome 80s horror era to the resurgence of good horror post-Scream. So let’s see how this smorgasbord of varying styles and subgenres holds … Continue reading →

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PRIME TIME: When it’s not a werewolf or Bigfoot movie

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Daniel

When I recently did a multi-movie werewolf blog, I had American Beast and Fang all queued up, but it turns out neither is actually a werewolf film, so…they got booted to this blog. What exactly are they then? Let’s find … Continue reading →

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Giant bugs and familiar faces

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Daniel

Scrounging around cable and streaming services for films to watch with my man over the weekend, I couldn’t have planned a better hubby-safe creature double feature if I tried. He not only laughed, he even stayed in the room through … Continue reading →

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The VHS days: devouring Blood & Donuts in a Paperhouse

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Daniel

Here are two rather obscure films—one from 88, one from 95—that don’t quite hit the mark as horror movies for me, but both probably have a sort of cult following at this point. PAPERHOUSE (1988) Before Candyman, director Bernard Rose … Continue reading →

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They came from the 80s…and landed on Blu-ray in the new millennium

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Daniel

As more and more 1900s horror of my childhood (damn, I’m old) makes its digital disc debut on Blu-ray, I give my brief thoughts on four recent releases that come from the 80s. Are they worth a buy even for … Continue reading →

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Will you have a howling good time with this 8-movie werewolf franchise?

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Daniel

I’m not going to go into depth about The Howling from 1981, because it’s a classic, and shame on you if you haven’t seen it. Yes, I’m totally horror shaming! It is director Joe Dante’s horror masterpiece, stars Dee Wallace, … Continue reading →

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