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Category Archives: Scared Silly – Horror Comedy
ZOMGAYS! It’s gay horror time
What do you know? Two indies with a character you don’t see very often: the heroic gay guy. Here are two that get gay horror honorary mention. PRESIDENTS DAY (2016) Not to be confused with the slasher President’s Day, this … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Dead Inside, gay horror, horror comedies, living dead, President’s Day, undead, zombedy, Zombies, zomcom
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From Batman to bad movies – the hokey horror of Adam West
After a notable absence from horror following some appearances in the 80s (One Dark Night, Zombie Nightmare), superhero icon Adam West brought his charms to some cheesy horror as we moved into the new millennium. So here’s a look at … Continue reading
Boys battling beasts from beyond
Here are two very different types of indie horror comedies about goofy guys thrust into otherworldly situations. So did they charm the pants off me? ORCS! (2011) I have to admit, despite being a horror diehard, I loathe any sci-fi … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, Chainsaw Maidens from Hell, creature features, demons, horror comedies, Orcs!
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STREAM QUEEN: dead in the woods and dead under the wheels
Hey. When horror keeps coming at you in a never-ending stream, you’ll watch anything. Maybe that’s dulled my senses, but I didn’t hate either of these films. SUPER HYBRID (2010) The director of the U.S. version of One Missed Call … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods horror, creature features, Get Dead, horror comedies, slasher, Super Hybrid
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The rest of Vincent Price in the 80s
The king of horror left his mark on the 1980s simply by leaving his mark on the title track from the king of pop’s massive album Thriller. But he also continued to appear in horror flicks, most of which I’ve … 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 1980s, 80s, Bloodbath at the House of Death, Escapes, gay horror, horror anthologies, horror comedies, occult, slashers, Vincent Price
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Dark Harvest and Totem – slashing scarecrows and cabin creatures in the 90s
If I’ve gotta do 90s horror, slashing scarecrows and cabin creatures are a good way to go. I missed both of these back in the day, so I was in for some surprises. DARK HARVEST (1992) A shot-on-video slasher from … Continue reading
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Tagged creature features, Dark Harvest, David DeCoteau, slashers, Totem
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THE HYPE MONSTER: The Void vs. Bloody Muscle Body Builder In Hell
Word of Internet mouth can be a horror flick’s best friend or seriously oversell it. So here’s a look at two films that were getting major attention on the Web, leading to me blind buying both of them. Do I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Bloody Muscle Body Builder In Hell, creature features, demons, horror comedies, living dead, occult, possession, supernatural, The Void, undead, Zombies
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Slashing, scratching, and spoofing through the body count in the early 80s
Every once in a while, a batch of films I select for a blog remind me that not even nostalgia can save a 1980s triple feature. SHADOWS RUN BLACK (1984) I can honestly say I had no idea what the … Continue reading
Posted in Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, Sound Check - The Songs Stuck in My Head, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, horror comedies, National Lampoon’s Class Reunion, Shadows Run Black, slashers, The Black Cat
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STREAM QUEEN: 3 from the mid-2000s
Remember a decade ago when Netflix would send you a DVD, you would watch it, then mail it back, then be sent another one, and so on? Imagine all that work if you weren’t even guaranteed a great viewing experience … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged Doomed, Fright Club, horror anthologies, horror comedies, living dead, Netherbeast Incorporated, undead, vampires, werewolves, Zombies
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