Category Archives: Scared Silly – Horror Comedy

Back to the late 1900s: possession and aliens

Spanning three decades, my latest movie marathon is a retro-tastic dive into lower tier flicks from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. THE POSSESSED (1977) Four years after the release of The Exorcist, movies were still trying to chase its fame, … Continue reading

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A gay ghost story, a New Year’s slasher, and cannibal killers

It’s one for the homo horror movies page, one for the holiday horror page, and one that belongs on a list of the many derivative psycho backwoods family movies out there. LADYBUG (2024) This gay flick begins as one of … Continue reading

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Are any of these seven flicks the perfect party movies for your New Year’s Eve?

Hey, I tried. I selected a bunch of horror flicks from my watchlists, mostly comedies, hoping to find at last a few that are worthy of a holiday viewing party. Did any of them bring on the fun? Let’s find … Continue reading

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Zombies, from silly to serious

It’s a six-film marathon of zombie and infected flicks that are a mixture of intense, dramatic, somber, comedic, and action-packed. Let’s find out which ones worked for me. ZOMBIE APACHE (2025) This 76-minute indie takes a fun approach to the … Continue reading

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A queer horror smorgasbord…sort of

Comedy, camp, Christmas, killers, the undead, single white straight cis stalkers, all kinds of gender identities and sexual orientations…this marathon of horror seems to have everything. But let’s find out what’s missing. THE LAST HOUSE OF HORROR (2023) This is … Continue reading

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Aliens, ass slugs, and melon heads

It’s a trio of creature features, but are the movies as good as their monsters? Let’s find out. THE AREA 51 INCIDENT (2021) You could say this is derivative of many alien movies, but that’s just admitting that many alien … Continue reading

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Holiday horror season 2025 continues

My latest marathon includes two that take place on Halloween, one that takes place on Thanksgiving weekend, and two Christmas flicks. But did they all manage to deliver on the holidays and the horror and earn places on the holiday … Continue reading

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Six degrees of holiday horror?

My latest marathon covers several holidays, some more than others. Let’s find out if they all make my holiday horror page. THE VICTORVILLE MASSACRE (2011) At last, I found a horror movie that takes place on Labor Day weekend. In … Continue reading

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Three from 1973

It’s always hard to wrap my head around the fact that movies like these were coming out at the same time as game changers like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Exorcist. And yet I keep watching them when I come … Continue reading

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Killer canines, infected teachers, and an alien spouse

It’s a trio of Asian horror flicks without the usual supernatural style, which is my fave. Let’s so how these other subgenres worked out for me. PROJECT SILENCE (2023) The Mist meets Cujo on a bridge? Project Silence is repetitive … Continue reading

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