Category Archives: Sound Check – The Songs Stuck in My Head

Teenage Zombie vs. Teenage Demons!

They came at the end of the 80s VHS horror era. So which is better, I Was a Teenage Zombie or Ghoul School? I WAS A TEENAGE ZOMBIE (1987) This fantastic low-budget mess is a teen horror comedy that needed … Continue reading

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Music and the munchies….

Horror…music…comedy. Not quite. None of these three films about singing flesh and blood eaters manages to hit the mark on all three counts. CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL (1993) Before South Park became a hit, Trey Parker and Matt Stone wrote this … Continue reading

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Making sense of a classic Ed Wood disaster with a remake!

If it weren’t for his inept storytelling, Ed Wood would have been the original king of the zombie genre, beating Romero by nearly a decade with his 1959 film Plan 9 from Outer Space. Instead, the film is infamous for … Continue reading

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Bowie, boys, and a gay-themed episode of The Hunger

It wasn’t until I was putting together a tribute to David Bowie for Boys, Bears & Scares after his death that I learned he hosted a horror anthology TV show named after his 1983 vampire film. The Hunger aired for … Continue reading

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Stream Queen 8: Halloween in February!

I’m always seeing memes about how we should skip Valentine’s Day and just have a second Halloween in February, so it’s quite convenient that I found a bunch of streaming stuff that takes place on Halloween. But are they Halloweenie … Continue reading

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Six while I was sick, and most of them were worth a watch

What better to do when you’re home sick lying on the couch all day? I watched six horror flicks in one day, and lucky me—most of them were good! ROSEWOOD LANE (2011) It’s been over a decade since we’ve gotten … Continue reading

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Taking on all four Toxic Avenger films

I’ve probably hit a new low bothering with Toxic Avenger, but I couldn’t stop myself. I hadn’t seen the original in years, so I checked it out again…and I’m a completist, so I had to go through them all. THE … Continue reading

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Modern metal horror double feature

Back in the heyday of heavy metal (the 80s), there were a good number of heavy metal horror flicks, several of which I cover here. They are kind of making a comeback, and so, I cover two of them in … Continue reading

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Kids vs. zombies and adults vs. infected kids!

Now this is my kind of zom-com double feature. Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and Cooties are the kinds of flicks I could watch over and over again. First there’s Cooties. A bunch of teachers must survive the worst … Continue reading

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A mish mosh of stuff I saw on cable this month

Honestly, I didn’t have the motivation to come up with something more inventive to lump these five together. We have a psycho boy, a werewolf, found footage, a memory invader, and mutants. So let’s get to it. THE BOY (2015) … Continue reading

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