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Category Archives: Sound Check – The Songs Stuck in My Head
When kid actors stole the show from Swamp Thing movies
DC Comics character Swamp Thing comes to life in these 1980s flicks…before comic book heroes were 95 percent CGI and during a time when cute and funny kids were the key to making movies the whole family could enjoy. SWAMP … Continue reading
Rockula – an 80s horror comedy music video!
Rockula is a hot 80s mess! It was released in 1990, but it was apparently shot in 1988, which is pretty obvious, because it is so perfectly 1988, gathering together familiar faces that mean something only to kids who grew … Continue reading
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I love me a good frat boy vampire comedy
I am having major luck with the vampire comedies lately. First I watched the rockin’ musical I Kissed a Vampire and the awesomely retro Vamps as a double feature, and now I totally took a risk and picked up a … Continue reading
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4 flicks from an All Night Horror Marathon DVD
You have to love these cheaply priced compilations that cram 4 to 8 movies on 2 or 3 discs, often movies that would never have made it onto DVD otherwise but may have been one of your favorite video rental … Continue reading
Horror pop musical extravaganza and 80s vampire comedy throwback!
I accidentally treated myself to an awesome vampire double feature of camp, comedy, and musical numbers! First comes the rockin’ teen pop musical I Kissed a Vampire, then the retro awesome comedy Vamps. I KISSED A VAMPIRE (2010) I’m a … Continue reading
Erasure’s Snow Globe is scarier than the Crypt Keeper’s Christmas album
Think of the classic Erasure Christmas song “She Won’t Be Home.” Now imagine an entire Christmas album of fun Erasure seasonal originals along with Andy and Vince giving traditional holiday songs that bouncy Erasure sound. Now keep imagining, because this … Continue reading
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Direct-to-DVD: The slashers of Tommy Faircloth
Horror reality kind of bit in the 90s before Scream came along and rejuvenated the slasher genre. But a year before Scream, director Tommy Faircloth made an indie film that parodied the slashers of the 80s and spoke directly to … Continue reading
A gay horror thriller double feature and a double dose of scream queens!
The 2005 indie film October Moon and the 2008 sequel November Son have the distinction of being gay horror thrillers that star two iconic scream queens: Brinke Stevens and the one and only Judith “They’re coming to get you, Barbra!” … Continue reading
It’s time for two nightmares from the 1980s!
Zombie Nightmare and Nightmare Weekend were the types of films you rented at the video store when you’d seen every other horror movie in the place. And when you were done, you wished you’d just rented Friday the 13th for … Continue reading