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

Innocent Blood – when John Landis made vampires suck

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Daniel

In the 80s, he made werewolves fun and zombies dance. Then, in the 90s, John Landis made a mobster vampire movie called Innocent Blood. As is usually the case with 90s horror flicks, I could not remember a thing about … Continue reading →

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Supernatural comedies to put you in high spirits

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Daniel

Ghosts, spirit guides, laughs, and 80s icons! I take on three fun and cheesy flicks: Vibes, High Spirits, and Haunted Honeymoon. VIBES (1988) What a cast! Jeff Goldblum, Julian Sands, Peter Falk, and Cyndi Lauper. Sadly, I think Vibes was … Continue reading →

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Before they were horror stars: De Palma and Cronenberg

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Daniel

It’s a 1970s double feature of two completely different horror flix from Brian De Palma and David Cronenberg: sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll in Phantom of the Paradise and sex, slugs, and more sex in Shivers. Plus, a touch … Continue reading →

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Three slow burns with twisted fuses

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Daniel

Time for three dark movies that take their time getting to their wacko conclusions! I take on The Baby, Eyes of Laura Mars, and Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker. THE BABY (1973) Despite being over forty years old, The Baby is … Continue reading →

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The Company of Wolves – beware the big bad hairy…

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Daniel

The 1984 film The Company of Wolves is essentially a horror fairy tale with a moral message; men are not pigs—they’re big hairy werewolves! Beware, or their evil testosterone will be the death of you! No wonder I hated this … Continue reading →

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Reliving the horror of the 1970s

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Daniel

In the 90s, I worked two jobs (video store and book store—awesome) to pay my way through college, which, between my undergrad and Masters, took all ten years of the decade to accomplish. Aside from school and work, I spent … Continue reading →

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Tamara and The Woods – when good girls go witch!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Daniel

In the tradition of all those other movies about schoolgirls delving into witchcraft and using special powers to get revenge on mean girls, I take a look at Tamara and The Woods. TAMARA (2005) Tamara is a teen movie that … Continue reading →

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Stage Fright – sing until you scream

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Daniel

The Internet hype machine is proud to bring you…Stage Fright! A musical slasher! I personally am so in, but it’s generally a risky mashup. How many of us actually like both Glee and gore? Summer camp theater geeks stalked by … Continue reading →

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Just make sure you can tell it’s horror that came from the 80s!

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Daniel

That’s what it feels like the producers said when they gave the go ahead for Necropolis. It opens in Amsterdam 1686, but this witch is already looking and dancing like an 80s slut. Her satanic ritual doesn’t go as planned … Continue reading →

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And the best male horror hero ever is….

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Daniel

No mincing words in this blog. I fricking love The Being, which was released in 1983 after a few years collecting dust on the shelf. Sure it has Martin Landau as a government prick pretending toxic waste isn’t killing people … Continue reading →

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