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Category Archives: Scared Silly – Horror Comedy
The 12 horrors of Christmas Part 2: Jack Frost slippin’ up your hoes
To thoroughly confuse parents who thought they were going to be renting a cute family film starring Michael Keaton on VHS at the end of the 90s, a little campy slasher series was born, also called Jack Frost. Killer snowman … Continue reading
The 12 horrors of Christmas part 1: the one-off trilogy
It’s that time of year, and I’ve decided to get into the spirit by watching all the Christmas horror in my collection. There are plenty of sequels and remakes to come, but I begin with 3 completely non-related films. CHRISTMAS … Continue reading
For the love of backwoods horror and deformed killers…
Here are 2 backwoods horror flix that are pretty derivative. So naturally, I’m a fan of both. THE COTTAGE In the tradition of movies like From Dusk Till Dawn, Dead Birds, and Malevolence, the premise of 2008’s The Cottage is … Continue reading
Just when you thought it wasn’t safe to go in the woods…
If you love backwoods horror like Texas Chainsaw, Wrong Turn, Monster Man, 2000 Maniacs, then you will fully appreciate Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, a horror comedy satire that is absolutely in no way a horror film. But it is … Continue reading
Check your brain at the door (where it will probably get eaten)
Way back in 1985, just after George Romero’s official third installment in the “of the dead” series hit theaters, the campy horror Return of the Living Dead, an unofficial continuation, was released, and did something Day of the Dead didn’t. … 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 comedy, Linnea Quigley, living dead, Necropolis, Rave to the Grave, Return of the Living Dead, SSQ, Stacey Q, undead, zombedy, Zombies, zomcom
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Is that a slug in your pocket or are you just REALLY hung???
Slugs, leeches, slithery things that can worm their way into your most private of orifices. Yuck. But they make for some squirm-worthy horror movies. LEECHES Ah. A 2003 three film by David DeCoteau, the king of not-gay homoerotic horror movies … 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, Dick Miller, Elizabeth Banks, horror comedy, Intimate Strangers, Jane Wiedlin, Leeches, Nathan Fillion, Night of the Creeps, Slither, Stan Ridgway
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A fistful of reasons Bruce Campbell should have just made Evil Dead 4…
Sure, Bruce Campbell has been in many movies since Army of Darkness in 1992, Maniac Cop being my favorite. But let’s face it. His hardcore fans have been waiting for him to recreate Ash in every movie since then. Many … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Alien Apocalypse, Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell, Bubba Ho-Tep, David Carradine, Deborah Foreman, Elvis Presley, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, horror comedy, Man with the Screaming Brain, Maxwell Caulfield, My Name is Bruce, Sam Raimi Ted Raimi, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
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Direct to DVD: Kevin Tenney and the Night of the Brain Dead Demons
In the mid-80s, director Kevin Tenney had a hit on his hands with Witchboard, but for me personally, it was never a favorite—I expected Tawny Kitaen’s possessed ass to start humping a Ouija board to “Here I Go Again” every … 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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